The Crash

by Freida McFadden

congealed.

“I’m chopping onions,” I explain. “If you light a candle before you chop onions, it burns off the toxins so your eyes don’t water.”

I coat the steaks in eggs, then dredge them in a mixture of flour, saltines, and lots of seasoning. Then I fry them in the skillet until the coating is brown and crispy. I’ve made country-fried steak