chicken-fixings

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

In the Western States, a chicken fricassee.


We trotted on very fast, in the assurance of rapidly approaching a snug breakfast of chicken-fixins, eggs, ham-doins, and corn slap-jacks.--Carlton's New Purchase, Vol. II. p. 69.

The remainder of the breakfast table in New York was filled up with some warmed-up old hen, called chicken-fixings.--Rubio, Travels in the U. S.

I guess I'll order supper. What shall it be, corn-bread and common-doins, or wheat bread and chicken-fixings.--Sam Slick, 3d Ser. p. 118.

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