On 9/21/2011 8:27 PM, Ozgirl wrote:
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>>> i like a lot of sauces, except gravy on mashed potatoes, i like it on
>>> the side but not on the potatoes, makes them watery, why that is
>>> different from taking a forkful and dipping them makes no sense but
>>> there you have it, Lee
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>> We only ever had gravy at Thanksgiving. I wouldn't eat it as a child.
>> I like it now but will do without it at a restaurant because Angela
>> can not eat theirs and I think it is easier for her when we just eat
>> the same thing.
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> I grew up on gravy, always made from pan drippings. White sauces for
> fish, corned beef etc were made from a roux then added milk and
> seasonings. My kids actually like the instant powdered gravies

That gravy sounds much like what my mother made, with any leftover
pan drippings kept in an unrefrigerated can.

I don't remember her making those white sauces, though.