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Old 07-17-2004, 06:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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biscuits and gravy and philosophy

There's a life lesson in this somewhere....

Biscuits and gravy are a great combination, but remember that in truth, there is no difference between them.

Biscuits: flour, lard, water
Gravy: flour, lard, water

It's all in the proportions.
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Old 07-18-2004, 07:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Old 07-19-2004, 10:14 AM   #3 (permalink)
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I've yet to have good biscuits and gravy. I've tried it with store-bought of each, and it was awful.
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Old 07-19-2004, 08:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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The key is to not make the gravy with water. One needs to use stock or preferably meat drippings Cook the meat however you will and then deglaze the pan with water or wine or whatever then add the flour and cook down.
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Old 07-22-2004, 04:32 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I could have sworn that the gravy had milk.
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Old 07-22-2004, 04:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I could have sworn that the gravy had milk.
Many recipes for pan gravy are based on drippings and milk and some flour, but there are many other recipes that don't have the milk.

There's a restaurant in our town that serves fine biscuits and gravy: a bowl of fresh hot biscuits covered with pan gravy (with milk) that has little bits of sausage in it. I order it no more than twice a year, to ensure that my coronary arteries don't brick themselves up, but it sure is good.
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Old 07-22-2004, 05:28 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I will argue here...the best homemade biscuits and gravey are found in MY house lol

biscuits, gravy (made with milk) and fried fatback and cantaloupe have been a regular family dinner in my family for generations. And my daddy says my biscuits are better than his mothers, which really pisses my mom off hehehehehehe

my redeye gravy is pretty good too...no milk, but you HAVE to get the proportions of the coffee grounds right or it tastes like shit
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Old 07-22-2004, 06:47 PM   #8 (permalink)
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actually, the biscuits can be made with milk as well, so the similarities remain constant.
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Old 07-22-2004, 07:19 PM   #9 (permalink)
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yup, it's not biscuits and gravy unless it's made with milk. It's so easy too. Fry bacon. Drain grease. Add flour. Let brown. Add milk. Reduce. lil' more flour if necessary. Voila. Best damn gravy on the planet.
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Old 07-23-2004, 05:29 PM   #10 (permalink)
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The gravy ought to have sausage in it.

Come to think of it, so should the biscuits.
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Old 07-24-2004, 05:51 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Nothing starts out a fishing trip like a big heapin pile of bisquits and gravey at a country greasey spoon.
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Old 07-31-2004, 08:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 08-11-2004, 09:12 AM   #13 (permalink)
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I don't like breakfast sausage, but sausage gravy and biscuits? :drool:
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Old 08-18-2004, 08:55 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Yes, real gravy should have bacon fat in it. Bacon fat, flour to make a roux, milk, and black pepper. Maybe some salt, though the bacon grease is pretty salty.

Come to Texas if you've never had real biscuits and gravy, my mom used to make em every Saturday morning. I dunno if she'll cook for you, but you can get pretty good ones in diners around here.
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Old 08-18-2004, 09:10 PM   #15 (permalink)
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I don't like breakfast sausage, but sausage gravy and biscuits? :drool:

best i ever had was some spicy sausage gravy and biscuits in Arizona at some gease spoon stop. mmmmm
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Old 08-18-2004, 09:10 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I don't like breakfast sausage, but sausage gravy and biscuits? :drool:

best I ever had was some spicy sausage gravy and biscuits in Arizona at some gease spoon stop. mmmmm to this day I have yet to ever get close to that...
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Old 08-25-2004, 08:01 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Next time anyone orders or makes some B & G, you've got to throw a couple over easy eggs on top. Swear to God! This is just makes it perfect. Some people think that's a little weird when they hear, but then they try it, and then you have to weirdos ordering eggs on top. It's fun to watch people at the counter with you kind of give you that sideways glance. Yeah, that's it, I'm having B & G before work tomorrow. Hell, maybe I'm going to have it right now.
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Old 08-26-2004, 05:15 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Try the Bob Evans sausage gravy over what ever bread you'd like. It's incredible. **Note: To kick it up a notch add some tabasco sauce. It's fantastic stuff.
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Old 08-28-2004, 04:39 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Just made some yesterday, and it has to either be home made or if u get lucky an find a good hole-in-the-wall...either way dont do the store bought crap. Mine had milk in the gravy, never tried the beef stock. The bacon idea sounds different, might try that.
 
Old 08-29-2004, 07:26 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Apparently, I inadvertently created the thread that won't die. This is great. Keep it up, folks!
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Old 08-31-2004, 09:29 PM   #21 (permalink)
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gravy made with milk and a good breakfast sausage and flour and biscuits made from biscwick has to my my fav breakfast meal. i bet it will be the death of me but at least i will die happy
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Old 09-02-2004, 07:25 PM   #22 (permalink)
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Anybody ever had biscuits with brown gravy??? It's pretty gross. But yeah, for every man, woman, and child that has ever made gravy, there is a different gravy, because none of them use a set recipie. One slight difference in one ingredient makes a great difference overall.
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Old 09-03-2004, 02:18 AM   #23 (permalink)
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uuuhh...being a European and all, what's biscuits and gravy? Sounds like something I'd give my cat lol. Any recipes so maybe I can try?
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Old 09-11-2004, 12:00 PM   #24 (permalink)
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yup, it's not biscuits and gravy unless it's made with milk. It's so easy too. Fry bacon. Drain grease. Add flour. Let brown. Add milk. Reduce. lil' more flour if necessary. Voila. Best damn gravy on the planet.
We always called it milk gravy in my mother's house. Better yet, use Buttermilk - much richer and no fat. Try cooking sausage (instead of bacon). The kind with lot's of sage is my preferance.

Cracker Barrel makes awesome biscuits and decent gravy. I've also been surprised with Bob's Big Boy's breakfast buffet.
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Old 09-11-2004, 05:13 PM   #25 (permalink)
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Simple B&G Recipe, from a Southerner who knows how to cook:
Biscuits: pick your own (I use Grands)
Gravy: Ground Sausage (I prefer Jimmy Dean Sage)
flour (approx. 3 spoonfuls)
milk (1c +)
salt
pepper
Prepare:Brown sausage in skillet. Set sausage aside. Mix flour w/approx. 1c milk. Add to skillet and let thicken (takes a bit of stirring). Add milk as sauce thickens until desired consistency. Add sausage, salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer.
Cook biscuits. Serve gravy over biscuits.
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Old 09-15-2004, 11:49 AM   #26 (permalink)
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I grew up eating B&G with Chipped Beef (dried beef) Gravy, rather than sausage. Only within the last couple of years did I find out that it is mostly a Pennsylvania Dutch thing. I only started eating sausage gravy in college. Now I love both.
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Old 09-15-2004, 07:12 PM   #27 (permalink)
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Remember, to those not of US origin, "biscuits" = "cookies".

An American biscuit is similar to a scone, but savory in flavor. Flour, lard, milk or buttermilk, and baked in the oven with butter on top. We usually split them and put some sort of breakfast meat inside, but they can be eaten with butter or jelly, or split in two on a plate with gravy on top. Yummmmm...
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Old 09-15-2004, 07:32 PM   #28 (permalink)
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The only appropriate way to eat a biscuit is with GRAVY on it. There's a couple of good recipes in this thread. Or, your grandmother's home made wild plum jelly is good too. Other biscuit toppings are for ruffians.
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Old 09-21-2004, 08:10 AM   #29 (permalink)
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Mmmm Biscuits an Gravy, don't forget the homemade muscadine jelly with a little butter mixed in. (on the side of course)

Red-Eye gravy- man that brings back some memories. With a side of hoop cheese. MMmmmm good!
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