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Ingredients

• Chicken
• 1 1/2 qt Sweet tea
• 3 C Ice
• 1 Lemon, quartered
• 3/4, plus 2 TBS Kosher salt
• 1 Sage bunch
• 1 Thyme bunch
• 3 Bay leaves (fresh if possible, dried is a good sub)
• 8 C Self-rising flour
• 1 TBS Cayenne
• 1 TBS Paprika
• 1 TBS Garlic powder
• 1 TBS Onion powder
• 1 TBS Cracked black pepper
• Sorghum syrup as needed
• Hot sauce as needed
• 1/2 C All-purpose flour
• 2 C Antebellum white cornmeal, coarse
• 1 TBS Baking powder
• Pinch Baking soda
• 1 tsp Kosher salt
• 1 tsp Cracked black pepper
• 1 Egg
• 1 1/2 C Buttermilk
• 1/4 C Bacon drippings
• 1 TBS Butter
• 6 Oz Ham, thinly sliced
• 6 Sage leaves, torn