Taking the Tuberculosis Cure At Lemp Mansion
This is one of those posts I have updated several times since 2010, partially because digital photography and cell phone cameras keep improving, and partly because Sunday Chicken Dinner is still one of my favorite special treats in St Louis! We always called this "taking the tuberculosis cure," because as we have learned at Enos Sanitarium , back in the day they thought the cure for tuberculosis was plenty of rich food and fresh air. I am really hard to impress when it comes to chicken, and it is always my last choice at restaurants. Lemp fried chicken is my FAVORITE. Sundays are fall you can eat served family style, which means they bring all this food to your table and refill your dishes as much as you want for ~$27 per person. in addition to fried chicken there is a roast beef in gravy, and pineapple ham. The sides are all exactly the same as they have been for the last 15 years: Mashed potatoes and gravy, mac & cheese, corn, German-style green beans, corn, cucumber ...
