Smothered Wing Dings - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. wing dings
2 qt. water
3 Tbsp. salt
3 Tbsp. black pepper
1 1/2 c. shortening
2 c. flour
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 c. water

Preparation

Put wing dings to soak in water and salt for approximately 24 hours or overnight.
After soaking, rinse wing dings after draining salt water.
Sprinkle wing dings with black pepper and garlic powder.
Put flour in bag; shake wing dings in flour bag. Melt shortening until hot.
Place floured wing dings in hot shortening; fry until golden brown.
Drain shortening and pour 2 cups water over wing dings and let simmer with covered skillet. Simmer until it makes a gravy.
Serve hot.
Makes 6 to 8 servings.