# "a pinch of chicken giggle" **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 4, 2014, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pinch-of-chicken-giggle/692334 "2014-07-04T10:26:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mcgurkm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@mcgurkm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgurkm)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pinch-of-chicken-giggle/692334/1 "2014-07-04T10:26:06Z")
Trying to determine source of this phrase. I remember in late 60s or early 70s there was a TV commercial with a witch sitting around a large black cauldron, stirring a witches brew. At one point she adds (if I recall correctly) " a pinch of chicken giggle". I also do not recall the product or brand of the commercial. Any thoughts on the source and commercial? Mike ---
**Author:** ![cubman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@cubman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cubman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pinch-of-chicken-giggle/692334/2 "2014-07-07T00:32:39Z")
> [@mcgurkm](#): > > Trying to determine source of this phrase. I remember in late 60s or early 70s there was a TV commercial with a witch sitting around a large black cauldron, stirring a witches brew. At one point she adds (if I recall correctly) " a pinch of chicken giggle". I also do not recall the product or brand of the commercial. Any thoughts on the source and commercial? Mike Im pretty sure it was from a Cracker Jack commercial. I was just telling my wife about it and went to youtube to find it. It wasnt there so I google it and your post came up… The eye of a newt… ------ with a wart on it… ---
**Author:** ![cubman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@cubman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cubman)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pinch-of-chicken-giggle/692334/3 "2014-07-07T12:27:30Z")
Here it is Mike… > **[Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: Search - commercial with witches and a...](https://www.historicfilms.com/search/?type=all&q=commercial%2Bwith%2Bwitches%2Band%2Ba%2Bcauldron#p1t13661i718o779)** > > Historic Films' collection of stock footage spans the years 1895 to 2010 and consists of over 50,000 hours of footage. ---
**Author:** ![mcgurkm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@mcgurkm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgurkm)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pinch-of-chicken-giggle/692334/4 "2014-07-08T01:02:39Z")
🙂 thank you very much. great find! so fun to watch after all these years.