Biscuits & Gravy

I've got five choices:

Denny's
IHOP
Perkins

There's not an IHOP for 8.1 miles from home. Denny's uses a milk gravy. No
sausage gravy to be sure! There's a Perkins closer but I've tried them
already and they don't serve up decent biscuits and gravy (same milk gravy
as Denny's), compared to the Perkins in Florida that got me addicted to the
real stuff in the first place! $2.00 all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet brunch,
It was there that I learned the true meaning of life. :9

There's always the VFW in town, once a month. They do it right, only once a
month.

Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?

Andy <--- The fifth choice
--
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On Aug 17, 8:08*am, Andy > wrote:

> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?

Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
own. On the
vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
suffices.

Cindy Hamilton
Damnyankee

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:

> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?

Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
own. On the
vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
suffices.

Cindy Hamilton
Damnyankee



LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good biscuits
from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They cook
up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give them a
try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.

Jill

In article
>,
Cindy Hamilton > wrote:

> On Aug 17, 8:08*am, Andy > wrote:
>
> > Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> own. On the
> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> suffices.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
> Damnyankee

There are so many ways to eat biscuits. :-)

I love them with just butter (or not), or butter and jam, or butter and
honey, or gravy, or better yet, sausage with gravy, or made into a
sammich with sausage and egg and cheese...

I could go on!
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In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>
> > Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> own. On the
> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> suffices.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
> Damnyankee
>
>
>
> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good biscuits
> from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They cook
> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give them a
> try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
>
> Jill

I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
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Cindy Hamilton said...

> On Aug 17, 8:08*am, Andy > wrote:
>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> own. On the
> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> suffices.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
> Damnyankee


Cindy,

I didn't try biscuits & gravy until my early 20s. Great stuff once I
finally found it, imho.

Jam is good!

Best,

Andy

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>>
>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
>> own. On the
>> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
>> suffices.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>> Damnyankee
>>
>>
>>
>> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good biscuits
>> from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They cook
>> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give them a
>> try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
>>
>> Jill
>
> I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?

Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a
bit greasy to me. I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely
will before too much longer.

However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.

Bob

"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
...
> Omelet wrote:
>> In article >,
>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>
>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
>>> own. On the
>>> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
>>> suffices.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>> Damnyankee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good
>>> biscuits from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the
>>> brand. They cook up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy".
>>> You should give them a try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
>>>
>>> Jill
>>
>> I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
>
> Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a bit
> greasy to me.

They try to add "butter" to make them seem like from scratch. But the
rolled biscuits from the tube are just awful. So yeah, that would probably
qualify as greasy.

> I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely will before too much
> longer.
>
Give them a try, can't hurt

> However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.
>
> Bob

Yep! Even plain white (cream) gravy is fine when it's done right.

Jill

In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
> >>
> >>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
> >> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> >> own. On the
> >> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> >> suffices.
> >>
> >> Cindy Hamilton
> >> Damnyankee
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good biscuits
> >> from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They
> >> cook
> >> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give them
> >> a
> >> try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
>
> Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a
> bit greasy to me. I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely
> will before too much longer.
>
> However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.
>
> Bob

I tend to cheat and get the ones from work at the cafeteria. They are
open when I leave at 06:30. (I work night shifts). I think they come
from frozen and they are not greasy at all!

Breakfast Goodies: (steam table at work)
http://i32.tinypic.com/2v1aheh.jpg

You can see the biscuits over on the left. They are huge, fluffy and not
the least bit greasy!

Southern Breakfast Plated: (I made the eggs at home,
the rest I bought at work and plated it when I got home!)
http://i29.tinypic.com/2lu3mur.jpg
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jmcquown wrote:
> "Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>>> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
>>>> own. On the
>>>> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
>>>> suffices.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>> Damnyankee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good
>>>> biscuits from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the
>>>> brand. They cook up nice and fluffy and are definitely not
>>>> "greasy". You should give them a try. I leave it up to you to
>>>> decide about gravy.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
>>
>> Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a
>> bit greasy to me.
>
> They try to add "butter" to make them seem like from scratch. But the
> rolled biscuits from the tube are just awful. So yeah, that would
> probably qualify as greasy.
>
>> I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely will before too
>> much longer.
>>
> Give them a try, can't hurt
>
>> However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.
>>
>> Bob
>
> Yep! Even plain white (cream) gravy is fine when it's done right.
>
> Jill

Jill - I am probably a little nonstandard on making my sausage gravy. I
brown and crumble the bulk sausage, and while it's draining on a paper
towel, I wipe out the skillet. Than I put in about 3 TBs of bacon
grease, get it nice and hot, add close to the same amount of GP flour,
and stir until incorporated. Then add milk at room temp, until the
simmer bubbles sing to me.

I salt an pepper to taste, add the cooked sausage into the white gravy,
spoon that over what just came out of the oven as biscuits. Than add a
few squirts of regular Tabasco over the top, and re-pepper.

That's what I call comfort food. Normally I end up having seconds.

Bob

Omelet said...

> I tend to cheat and get the ones from work at the cafeteria. They are
> open when I leave at 06:30. (I work night shifts). I think they come
> from frozen and they are not greasy at all!
>
> Breakfast Goodies: (steam table at work)
> http://i32.tinypic.com/2v1aheh.jpg
>
> You can see the biscuits over on the left. They are huge, fluffy and not
> the least bit greasy!


Well heck, what's left to say other than I WANT YOUR JOB!!!?

Andy
--
I'm no longer a danger to society.

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
>> Omelet wrote:
>>> In article >,
>>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>>> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
>>>> own. On the
>>>> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
>>>> suffices.
>>>>
>>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>> Damnyankee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good biscuits
>>>> from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They
>>>> cook
>>>> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give them
>>>> a
>>>> try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
>> Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a
>> bit greasy to me. I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely
>> will before too much longer.
>>
>> However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.
>>
>> Bob
>
> I tend to cheat and get the ones from work at the cafeteria. They are
> open when I leave at 06:30. (I work night shifts). I think they come
> from frozen and they are not greasy at all!
>
> Breakfast Goodies: (steam table at work)
> http://i32.tinypic.com/2v1aheh.jpg
>
> You can see the biscuits over on the left. They are huge, fluffy and not
> the least bit greasy!
>
> Southern Breakfast Plated: (I made the eggs at home,
> the rest I bought at work and plated it when I got home!)
> http://i29.tinypic.com/2lu3mur.jpg

You!... You cheater!!

Well, alls good in food and love.. something like that ;-)

Bob

"Cindy Hamilton" ha scritto nel messaggio
Andy > wrote:

> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?

I find biscuits greasy enough on theirown.
Cindy Hamilton

You are obviously the victim of biscuit abuse, because proper ones are not
greasy. Some people brush the top with butter but I don't. Wouldn't make
them greasy anyway. You need to seek out a kind old lady either from New
England or the deep south and ask her kindly make me some biscuits.

Giusi said...

>
> "Cindy Hamilton" ha scritto nel messaggio
> Andy > wrote:
>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> I find biscuits greasy enough on theirown.
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> You are obviously the victim of biscuit abuse, because proper ones are not
> greasy. Some people brush the top with butter but I don't. Wouldn't make
> them greasy anyway. You need to seek out a kind old lady either from New
> England or the deep south and ask her kindly make me some biscuits.


The rfc cabal (TINC) is preparing to lower the FoodCon level of food
preparation preparedness to FoodCon: 4 (maraschino cherry red.

Andy

In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:

> Jill - I am probably a little nonstandard on making my sausage gravy. I
> brown and crumble the bulk sausage, and while it's draining on a paper
> towel, I wipe out the skillet. Than I put in about 3 TBs of bacon
> grease, get it nice and hot, add close to the same amount of GP flour,
> and stir until incorporated. Then add milk at room temp, until the
> simmer bubbles sing to me.
>
> I salt an pepper to taste, add the cooked sausage into the white gravy,
> spoon that over what just came out of the oven as biscuits. Than add a
> few squirts of regular Tabasco over the top, and re-pepper.
>
> That's what I call comfort food. Normally I end up having seconds.
>
> Bob

Dude, you really do know how to cook.

I may have to reconsider that marriage proposal! <g>
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In article >,
Bob Muncie > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Bob Muncie > wrote:
> >
> >> Omelet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
> >>>> Me. I've never had it/them. I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> >>>> own. On the
> >>>> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> >>>> suffices.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cindy Hamilton
> >>>> Damnyankee
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. I cannot make good
> >>>> biscuits
> >>>> from scratch anymore. I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. They
> >>>> cook
> >>>> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". You should give
> >>>> them
> >>>> a
> >>>> try. I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>> I've never had a greasy biscuit. I have to wonder how she makes them?
> >> Most of the ones that come out of a roll container at the store are a
> >> bit greasy to me. I haven't bought many of the frozen ones, but likely
> >> will before too much longer.
> >>
> >> However, simple homemade rolls with some sausage gravy is hard to beat.
> >>
> >> Bob
> >
> > I tend to cheat and get the ones from work at the cafeteria. They are
> > open when I leave at 06:30. (I work night shifts). I think they come
> > from frozen and they are not greasy at all!
> >
> > Breakfast Goodies: (steam table at work)
> > http://i32.tinypic.com/2v1aheh.jpg
> >
> > You can see the biscuits over on the left. They are huge, fluffy and not
> > the least bit greasy!
> >
> > Southern Breakfast Plated: (I made the eggs at home,
> > the rest I bought at work and plated it when I got home!)
> > http://i29.tinypic.com/2lu3mur.jpg
>
> You!... You cheater!!
>
> Well, alls good in food and love.. something like that ;-)
>
> Bob

<laughs> I know what you mean...

Re-heated eggs don't work for me. The rest is arbitrary. <g>
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Bob Muncie > wrote:
>
>> Jill - I am probably a little nonstandard on making my sausage gravy. I
>> brown and crumble the bulk sausage, and while it's draining on a paper
>> towel, I wipe out the skillet. Than I put in about 3 TBs of bacon
>> grease, get it nice and hot, add close to the same amount of GP flour,
>> and stir until incorporated. Then add milk at room temp, until the
>> simmer bubbles sing to me.
>>
>> I salt an pepper to taste, add the cooked sausage into the white gravy,
>> spoon that over what just came out of the oven as biscuits. Than add a
>> few squirts of regular Tabasco over the top, and re-pepper.
>>
>> That's what I call comfort food. Normally I end up having seconds.
>>
>> Bob
>
> Dude, you really do know how to cook.
>
> I may have to reconsider that marriage proposal! <g>

Say the word... I'll be there :-)

Bob

On Aug 17, 9:58*am, Andy > wrote:
> Giusi said...
>
>
>
> > "Cindy Hamilton" *ha scritto nel messaggio
> > *Andy > wrote:
>
> >> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> > I find biscuits greasy enough on theirown.
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> > You are obviously the victim of biscuit abuse, because proper ones are not
> > greasy. *Some people brush the top with butter but I don't. *Wouldn't make
> > them greasy anyway. You need to seek out a kind old lady either from New
> > England or the deep south and ask her kindly make me some biscuits.
>
> The rfc cabal (TINC) is preparing to lower the FoodCon level of food
> preparation preparedness to FoodCon: 4 (maraschino cherry red.
>
> Andy

Andy, Sausage gravy is easy to make. Crumble and fry out the sausage
- I usually use Jimmy Dean, Hot, or Jamestown, Hot.BTW an iron skillet
is what I use so I can scrape the bottom as you are frying it out.
While you are frying it out add about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour and
keep frying til browned. Add Milk, a good quart or so, and keep
stirring. At this point all the stuff stuck to the skillet from the
meat and flour will come up if you stir it up. Bring to a boil, turn
down heat and boil slowly stirring often til flour is cooked, 3 min or
so, and mixture is thickened. If too thick add more milk. You can add
onions to the mix in the beginning if you want. I use nutmeg as a
seasoning, other than that just salt & pepper if you think they are
needed.
I use frozen biscuits - start them in the oven before you start the
sausage. And the gravy keeps real well in the fridge, and I don't see
why you could not freeze it in portion sizes.
Good Luck from down the creek in DE. Nan

Nanzi said...

> On Aug 17, 9:58*am, Andy > wrote:
>> Giusi said...
>>
>>
>>
>> > "Cindy Hamilton" *ha scritto nel messaggio
>> > *Andy > wrote:
>>
>> >> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>
>> > I find biscuits greasy enough on theirown.
>> > Cindy Hamilton
>>
>> > You are obviously the victim of biscuit abuse, because proper ones are
> not
>> > greasy. *Some people brush the top with butter but I don't. *Wouldn
> 't make
>> > them greasy anyway. You need to seek out a kind old lady either from
Ne
> w
>> > England or the deep south and ask her kindly make me some biscuits.
>>
>> The rfc cabal (TINC) is preparing to lower the FoodCon level of food
>> preparation preparedness to FoodCon: 4 (maraschino cherry red.
>>
>> Andy
>
> Andy, Sausage gravy is easy to make. Crumble and fry out the sausage
> - I usually use Jimmy Dean, Hot, or Jamestown, Hot.BTW an iron skillet
> is what I use so I can scrape the bottom as you are frying it out.
> While you are frying it out add about 1/2 to 3/4 cup of flour and
> keep frying til browned. Add Milk, a good quart or so, and keep
> stirring. At this point all the stuff stuck to the skillet from the
> meat and flour will come up if you stir it up. Bring to a boil, turn
> down heat and boil slowly stirring often til flour is cooked, 3 min or
> so, and mixture is thickened. If too thick add more milk. You can add
> onions to the mix in the beginning if you want. I use nutmeg as a
> seasoning, other than that just salt & pepper if you think they are
> needed.
> I use frozen biscuits - start them in the oven before you start the
> sausage. And the gravy keeps real well in the fridge, and I don't see
> why you could not freeze it in portion sizes.
> Good Luck from down the creek in DE. Nan


Nan,

I know how to make sausage gravy. It's fun, even! Trouble is, if I cooked
it at home, I'd grow fatter and fatter by the pound (look, I made a Yogi
Berra-ism!!!.

[waving from PA]

Andy

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Biscuits & Gravy
>
> I've got five choices:
>
> Denny's
> IHOP
> Perkins
>
> There's not an IHOP for 8.1 miles from home. Denny's uses a milk gravy. No
> sausage gravy to be sure! There's a Perkins closer but I've tried them
> already and they don't serve up decent biscuits and gravy (same milk gravy
> as Denny's), compared to the Perkins in Florida that got me addicted to
> the
> real stuff in the first place! $2.00 all-you-can-eat Sunday buffet brunch,
> It was there that I learned the true meaning of life. :9
>
> There's always the VFW in town, once a month. They do it right, only once
> a
> month.
>
> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Andy <--- The fifth choice
> --


Just make them your self.... # 5 better than any other

Dimitri

Dimitri said...

> Just make them your self.... # 5 better than any other


Dimitri,

If I had a crowd I'd certainly step up to the plate, err, be up to the task.

Best,

Andy
#5 (and to think I used to be a #2

"Andy" > wrote in message ...
> Biscuits & Gravy
>
> Denny's
> IHOP
> Perkins
>
> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Andy <--- The fifth choice

There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand simply
because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try and
decide for yourself.

Boli

"bolivar" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Biscuits & Gravy
>>
>> Denny's
>> IHOP
>> Perkins
>>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>
>> Andy <--- The fifth choice
>
> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
> biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
> sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand
> simply because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try
> and decide for yourself.
>
> Boli
>
>

I used to stop at McD's for their biscuits and gravy if that little store
down the street didn't have their breakfast buffet ready. You're right,
boli, it's pretty good for a fast food joint. Hardee's also serves good
sausage gravy and biscuits

Jill

bolivar said...

>
> "Andy" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Biscuits & Gravy
>>
>> Denny's
>> IHOP
>> Perkins
>>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>
>> Andy <--- The fifth choice
>
> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
> biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
> sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand
> simply because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a
> try and decide for yourself.
>
> Boli


<--- Am I on candid camera? --->

Andy

On Aug 17, 8:44*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Aug 17, 8:08 am, Andy > wrote:
>
> > Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Me. *I've never had it/them. *I find biscuits greasy enough on their
> own. *On the
> vanishingly rare occasions when I eat them, just a little jam
> suffices.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
> Damnyankee
>
> LOL You've obviously never had good biscuits. *I cannot make good biscuits
> from scratch anymore. *I buy the frozen ones, MaryB is the brand. *They cook
> up nice and fluffy and are definitely not "greasy". *You should give them a
> try. *I leave it up to you to decide about gravy.

My great-aunt made terrific biscuits. I've subsequently had any
number of fine
biscuits. The shortening in them is quite sufficient.

If it's really fresh, I often eat bread without any butter or other
grease.

Cindy Hamilton

bolivar wrote:
> "Andy" > wrote in message ...
>> Biscuits & Gravy
>>
>> Denny's
>> IHOP
>> Perkins
>>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>
>> Andy <--- The fifth choice
>
> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
> biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
> sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand simply
> because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try and
> decide for yourself.
>
> Boli
>
>
The gravy biscuit and the egg mcmuffin are the only two things on Mickey
Dee's menu that I will eat.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:08:06 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?

Whatever you do, don't order biscuits and gravy in a restaurant! I've
never had one I liked, the gravy tastes like warmed wallpaper paste.
Make it at home.

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:34:43 -0400, "bolivar" >
wrote:

>There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
>biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
>sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand simply
>because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try and
>decide for yourself.

I think biscuits & gravy at McD is a regional thing. None here.

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The Other Guy said...

> Dennys has never failed to have sausage gravy when I've asked for it.


The Other Guy,

That could be a regional thing!

Next time I muster up the nerve to eat there, I'll look to see if it isn't
available somewhere else on the menu.

I kept asking for sausage gravy and they kept bringing me milk gravy.

Best,

Andy

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:34:43 -0400, "bolivar" >
> wrote:
>
>> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
>> biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
>> sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand simply
>> because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try and
>> decide for yourself.
>
> I think biscuits & gravy at McD is a regional thing. None here.
>

We can get Spam and eggs and rice at our McDonald's. Yippie! Oddly
enough, I've never had biscuits with sausage gravy although I've been
thinking that I'd like it. The funny part is that I've been thinking
this for decades. :-) I'll have to make it before I croak.

BTW, I made some chorizo. It's good stuff, and it would have never
occurred to me that I could make it. Thanks!

bolivar wrote:
> "Andy" > wrote in message ...
>> Biscuits & Gravy
>>
>> Denny's
>> IHOP
>> Perkins
>>
>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>
>> Andy <--- The fifth choice
>
> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
> biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
> sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand simply
> because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a try and
> decide for yourself.
>
> Boli
>
>

I would dismiss it.

But not because of taste. It would be for the ungodly amount of salt
added. I didn't see the word gravy on the following, but I assume that a
single meal with it from there word exceed the entire daily recommended
allowance.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutri...nComparison.do

Bob

George Shirley said...

> The gravy biscuit and the egg mcmuffin are the only two things on Mickey
> Dee's menu that I will eat.


Yeah, but... but...

Oh well... http://alturl.com/bgs4

Andy

sf said...

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:34:43 -0400, "bolivar" >
> wrote:
>
>>There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good gravy
>>biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do. Lots of
>>sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out of hand
>>simply because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to give it a
>>try and decide for yourself.
>
> I think biscuits & gravy at McD is a regional thing. None here.


sf,

Don't ever let me catch you at a McDonalds. Why I, I, I couldn't ask for your
hand in marriage!

Best,

Andy

sf said...

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:08:06 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>>Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>
> Whatever you do, don't order biscuits and gravy in a restaurant! I've
> never had one I liked, the gravy tastes like warmed wallpaper paste.
> Make it at home.


Yes Ma'am!

<pinch>

Andy

There's the jerk in me creeping up again.

You go have your McD Dominoes, Taco Bell, etc., etc.

"We can work it off"
--The Beatles

The Other Guy said...

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:09:11 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>
>
>>The Other Guy,
>>
>>That could be a regional thing!
>>
>>Next time I muster up the nerve to eat there, I'll look to see if it isn't
>>available somewhere else on the menu.
>>
>>I kept asking for sausage gravy and they kept bringing me milk gravy.
>
> I usually get it for the chicken friend steak, and I'm in California.


California, from my past meant IHOP

The chicken fried steak breakfast with it's chock-full-o-fat options were a
meal for a day.

Best you could do after that was become a beach anchor. Could practically
stop the world from spinning! LOL!!!

Andy

Bob Muncie wrote:
> bolivar wrote:
>> "Andy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Biscuits & Gravy
>>>
>>> Denny's
>>> IHOP
>>> Perkins
>>>
>>> Who doesn't love biscuits & gravy?
>>>
>>> Andy <--- The fifth choice
>>
>> There may be a place closer than you think. McD's has a very good
>> gravy biscuit on their breakfast menu, at least in the South they do.
>> Lots of sausage and pepper, pretty spicey. Don't dismiss the idea out
>> of hand simply because it's McD's. It IS good!! Won't cost much to
>> give it a try and decide for yourself.
>>
>> Boli
>>
>>
>
> I would dismiss it.
>
> But not because of taste. It would be for the ungodly amount of salt
> added. I didn't see the word gravy on the following, but I assume that a
> single meal with it from there word exceed the entire daily recommended
> allowance.
>
> http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutri...nComparison.do
>
> Bob
That list is not complete, the McDonald's around here only have one size
of biscuit, they offer biscuit and gravy at all the stores. I eat that
one frequently and have a low tolerance for salt, doesn't taste that
salty to me. I rather suspect the menu varies greatly according to the
region. For example: Louisiana and Texas stores don't have spam and eggs
on the menu like the Hawaii stores do.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:23:43 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

>We can get Spam and eggs and rice at our McDonald's. Yippie! Oddly
>enough, I've never had biscuits with sausage gravy although I've been
>thinking that I'd like it. The funny part is that I've been thinking
>this for decades. :-) I'll have to make it before I croak.
>
>BTW, I made some chorizo. It's good stuff, and it would have never
>occurred to me that I could make it. Thanks!

Fabulous! I'm glad it worked for you. What have you made with the
chorizo or are you just doing chorizo & eggs for now?

Hey, biscuits & gravy is just as easy!

Take any amount of commercial bulk sausage and brown it. The stuff
they make these days isn't very fatty, so I won't tell you to drain
and leave a little fat in the pan... anyway, sprinkle a little all
purpose flour over the browned sausage and stir it around for a minute
which cooks the flour but doesn't brown it, then add milk. You're
making a kinda sorta béchamel (so eyeball the fat, flour & milk
accordingly) with chunks of sausage in it... cover and let thicken
like you would any flour based cream sauce. Correct the seasonings
with salt & pepper. I like to add a drop or two of Lea & Perrins at
the end to round out flavors.

Serve over split biscuits.

The can popping type biscuit is fine for biscuits & gravy. You don't
need to get fancy for this and everything is finished at the same
time! HTH

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Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:44:17 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>sf,
>
>Don't ever let me catch you at a McDonalds. Why I, I, I couldn't ask for your hand in marriage!

No, you couldn't - but you could be my fwiend anyway.




--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.

On Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:59 -0500, Andy > wrote:

>There's the jerk in me creeping up again.
>
>You go have your McD Dominoes, Taco Bell, etc., etc.
>
>"We can work it off"
>--The Beatles

<elbowing Andy hard>
Play nice!

--
I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.