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Thank you so much for posting this. When I was a kid back in the sixties and seventies my mother made this all time and I've been looking for a good recipe.<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"07\/26\/2015 15:24","GUID":"a0c6eefe096143aba6525c21c92eef9b","MemberId":4593241,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"cebeidler","SubmittedDate":"07\/26\/2015 15:24"},{"Comment":"
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My Mom used to make this too and I could never find the recipe. Thank you very much for posting it!<\/p>","CommentId":6,"DateRated":"02\/28\/2013 20:03","GUID":"8fe002ec8a5845f4931f8d354f401888","MemberId":1713228,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"Deirdre62","SubmittedDate":"02\/28\/2013 20:03"},{"Comment":"
Super easy and very tasty! Even my kids loved them. I did also use about half bread crumbs in place of the cornflake crumbs and seasoned it to our liking.<\/p>","CommentId":7,"DateRated":"01\/27\/2012 16:12","GUID":"fc60a457ddce498bad3f0913abddab57","MemberId":6492825,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"debfrancois","SubmittedDate":"01\/27\/2012 16:12"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Mock Chicken Legs"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n