Back in 1964 a lady by the name of Teressa Bellissimo [co-owner of the Anchor Bar with her husband Frank in Buffalo, New York] served up some chicken wings as a late night

snack on a Friday night to her son and some of his friends when they showed up unexpectantly from college. Teressa decided to deep fry some chicken wings and tossed them in

cayenne hot sauce. Those wings became an instant hit in Buffalo and eventually spread around the country as Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings.

Today, for the most part, cayenne pepper hot sauce and melted butter or margarine are the basic ingredienta of the sauce. But Buffalo wing sauce can be made with a variable

amount of heat or spiciness from mild to medium to hot. In most cases, the chicken wings are deep-fried, then drained and placed in a covered bowl to be shaken until the

wings are evenly coated with the sauce. Here is one verison of Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings

Ingredients: 2 1/2 pound (12-15) chicken wings 1/4 cup Durkee red hot sauce 1 stick (1/2 cup) melted butter or margarine Celery sticks Blue cheese dip

Directions:

1. Split wings at joint and discard tips. Arrange on a rack in a roasting pan. Cover wing pieces with sauce on both sides.

2. Bake at 425 degrees for 1 hour, turning halfway through cooking time (Wings can be deep fried at 400 degrees for about 12 minutes and then dipped into the hot sauce

until coated completely).

3. Serve with celery and blue cheese dip.

And here is a Buffalo Wings Fiery Style for you to try at your next party

24 chicken wings (about 4 pounds) Makes 6 to 8 servings. 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder Vegetable oil 2/3 cup hot sauce

1 (8-ounce) container sour cream 3/4 cup butter OR margarine, softened 1 (0.92-ounce) package roasted garlic dressing mix

1. Cut off and discard wingtips; cut wings in half at joint. Place chicken in a large heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag; sprinkle with garlic powder, and shake.

2. Pour oil to a depth of 5-inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 375*F (190*C). Fry chicken 5 minutes; drain on paper towels, and cool slightly. Place in a large heavy-duty

zip-top plastic bag; add Franks Hot sauce, and shake to coat.

3. Stir together sour cream, butter, and dressing mix. Serve with chicken.

These days Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings are served just about anywhere you go across the country in various versions from mild to hot and even in veggie versions! It seems everyone loves Buffalo-Style Chicken Wings these days.