CHICKEN WAIKIKI BEACH 
I got this recipe from an old, old recipe card file. When you are done experimenting, let me know how it turns out.

2 whole chicken legs and 2 whole chicken breasts
1/2 c. flour
1/3 c. salad oil or shortening
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 (1 lb., 4 oz.) can sliced pineapple
1 c. sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
3/4 c. cider vinegar
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/4 tsp. ginger
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 lg. green pepper, cut crosswise in 1/4 inch circles

1. Wash chicken; pat dry with paper towels. Coat chicken with flour.

2. Heat oil in large skillet. Add chicken, a few pieces at a time, and brown on all sides. Remove as browned to shallow roasting pan, arranging pieces skin side up. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

4. Make Sauce: Drain pineapple, pouring syrup into 2-cup measure. Add water to make 1 1/4 cups.

5. In medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, pineapple syrup, vinegar, soy sauce, ginger, and bouillon cube; bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil 2 minutes. Pour over chicken.

6. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. Add pineapple slices and green pepper; bake 30 minutes longer, or until chicken is tender. Serve with fluffy white rice. Makes 4 servings.

recipe reviews
Chicken Waikiki Beach
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 Marilyn Arseneau (New Hampshire) says:
HAHA! I know EXACTLY which cards you are referring to, as my mother and I both collected them (over 40 years ago!) This recipe is great and I've made it many times. I've lost my original recipe card and had a hankering for this dish. I'm am so pleased to find the original here! One change I always make is I don't use as much sugar as the recipe calls for: reduce it by almost half and you'll be okay. This is a keeper.
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 Christina (Texas) says:
I have made this so many times and it is so good! Tonight I made a lemon variant -- used lemon instead of pineapple and lemon juice instead of pineapple juice. Way too much lemon. And the lemon and cider vinegar made it way to acidic but it was eatable. So if I try it that way again I'd use less cider vinegar and more water with less lemon juice. I love repurposing recipes.
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 Michele Martin (Ohio) says:
I have been looking for this recipe for years. It is the right one & is delicious!

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