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Does Anyone Remember Engagement Chicken?
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Does Anyone Remember Engagement Chicken?

This recipe was everywhere during the 90s and early aughts. Then it seemingly vanished overnight. What does it mean about our society?

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Oct 19, 2023
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roasted chicken on brown wooden chopping board
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Could giving your partner a roasted chicken result in an engagement ring?

If you were a woman who read Cosmo in the 90s and 2000s, then the answer you might give is a solid “maybe.” Engagement Chicken was one of those weird quirks of the last two decades that everyone seemed to forget about.

I was mulling over (read: cringing over) the way I yearned for a marriage back in the day. I was, in fact, one of the people who did the Engagement Chicken recipe in a bid for a ring

Looking back, I don’t think that people fully acknowledged how bizarre this old magazine trend and urban legend really was. So, I guess I’ll revisit it today.

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