Guest guest Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 Oh my gosh! Coffee? I had no idea! Does it thicken or stay runny? Joyce wrote: Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 , I am convinced that you Do know everything and I think you should try out for Jeopardy! You'd win millions and could take all of us on one of those oxygen cruises. wrote: P here Yes i do know every thing LOL Red Eye Gravy According to legend and not necessarily facts, (1767-1845), 7th President of the United States, who was an American General at the time, called his cook over to tell him what to prepare. The cook had been drinking "moonshine" corn whiskey the night before and his eyes were as red as fire. General told the cook to bring him some country ham with gravy as red as his eyes. Some men nearby heard the general and from then on, ham gravy became "Red Eye Gravy." Red eye gravy is well known in the South, but little known in the rest of the United States. The gravy is also called bird-eye gravy, poor man's gravy, red ham gravy, and muddy gravy. These hams are very salty and the gravy, made from drippings and black coffee, packs a punch. It is continually debated as to whether the best red eye gravy is made with water or black coffee. http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1727,158190-243199,00.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-eye_gravyPeggy <pac1773cfl (DOT) rr.com> wrote: Oh My My where were y'all raised not to know what red eye gravy is???? AMAZING !!!! LOL PeggyThanks for the compliment Sweetie..My Mac Man has recovered all my files but one.. WoW the boy is GOOD. I will have it back Friday or Saturday.. YEAH.. Then I'll be back as hall monitor... hee hee.. I miss everyone so much.. Love and Prayers, Peggy 9/04 ipf FloridaPS.. Where is Phil/ I never see posts from him.. Where in Fl are ya Phil?? I'm in Silver Springs. From: jaime <laddergalhotmail>Reply-To: Breathe-Support Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2006 21:45:40 +0000To: Breathe-Support Subject: Re: MERRY CHRISTMAS what the heck is red eye gravy??? EG 10-05 > > Merry Christmas to all of you who have become so dear to me over this past year. I pray that this is your best and most memorable Christmas ever!!> I have all my kids here (well, one more is on the way). 7 wonderful and lively grandchildren who love me and hang all over me. Some older who are eating as fast as I can cook and bake. I have made several different candies, pies and cakes. Had a great time doing it, but feel like I have been hit with a truck. Our house is filled with gifts and lights. God is so good to me. This Christmas especially, I thank him for my bounty. As in every family, problems are many, but blessing keep flowing. We are all alive and able to enjoy each other. Most of us are heading out to church in a couple of hours. Then home to feast all day today and tomorrow. > I am frying country ham and baking a smoked ham. Mashed potatoes, red eye gravy, biscuits, etc. Yum Yum! > For this little while, I will put aside fear, pain and frustration with this beast of a disease. I will love and bask in love. I will feast and forget about cholesterol. I will give the gift of myself to my family. But, I will remember all of you, hoping that you are well and able to rejoice at this wonderful time. I will remember each of our beloved friends who have passed from our group this year. > Have the merriest Merry Christmas ever!!!> Hugs, Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 INDIANA > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 , Red eye gravy stays thin, like Au Jus. Fried salt cured country ham makes the best grease for this. I have made it with fried pork chops. Sooo....you have a mixture of pork fat, caffiene and salt. Is it any wonder I had a plugged up Coronary Artery! I was raised on food like this. My folks kept a small lard bucket sitting on the kitchen stove, saved bacon grease in it. This was used to flavor vegetables, corn bread and to fry other meat in. I have eaten in great quantities every unhealthy food that is known to mankind during the last few days. Pray for me now, I need to survive this gluttony! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Love and Hugs, Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir.> > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 that sounds disgusting. LOL then again i am not a coffee drinker either YUCK! EG 10-05 Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 , I'm guessing that you are not from the South either!!!I've never heard of Red Eye Gravy..Chicken fried steak is foreign to me too. We Philadelphians know all about cheese steaks( that's cheese whiz...not real cheese) and soft pretzels with mustard from a street vender....they are no more healthy for us but they are our comfort foods.Go EAGLES!!! Happy New Year Z./05 jaime wrote: > that sounds disgusting. LOL then again i am not a coffee drinker > either YUCK! > > EG 10-05 > > Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 27, 2006 Report Share Posted December 27, 2006 Joyce, I did have a wonderful holiday with all of my family. We had ham too and cheesy potatoes, green beans with bacon, fruit salad and of course lots of hot bread. I tried Ray's 5 minute fudge this year and it turned out pretty good ( I should know since I ate most of it!) Your holiday sounded wonderful too. I am not sure about the gravy but I am going to try it, just to pretend I'm southern for a day(lol) Thanks for the recipe-Joyce wrote: , Red eye gravy stays thin, like Au Jus. Fried salt cured country ham makes the best grease for this. I have made it with fried pork chops. Sooo....you have a mixture of pork fat, caffiene and salt. Is it any wonder I had a plugged up Coronary Artery! I was raised on food like this. My folks kept a small lard bucket sitting on the kitchen stove, saved bacon grease in it. This was used to flavor vegetables, corn bread and to fry other meat in. I have eaten in great quantities every unhealthy food that is known to mankind during the last few days. Pray for me now, I need to survive this gluttony! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas holiday! Love and Hugs, Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir.> > > > > __________________________________________________> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Don't forget about Tastykakes and the old fashioned snowballs from a street vendor. pink joyce Fly Eagles Fly Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country> > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir.> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Hi Z. i went to Phlly and tried the tastykaks NAH. I tried the "real" cheesesteaks NAH. I'll settle for Little Debbie cakes and a chicken fried steak. but the experience was wonderful even if it was the trip for the birth of a grand child. The differences of culture make us whole. I'll try anything once and then maybe twice. I'm ready for any new challenge. Guess I'm old and set in my ways haha.I use water instead of black coffee for red eye gravy. HP 6/06 TENNESSEElinda zion wrote: , I'm guessing that you are not from the South either!!!I've never heard of Red Eye Gravy..Chicken fried steak is foreign to me too. We Philadelphians know all about cheese steaks( that's cheese whiz...not real cheese) and soft pretzels with mustard from a street vender....they are no more healthy for us but they are our comfort foods.Go EAGLES!!! Happy New Year Z./05jaime wrote:> that sounds disgusting. LOL then again i am not a coffee drinker> either YUCK!>> EG 10-05>> Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country> > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir.> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > __________________________________________________> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Having never been a southern gal, I don't know all the delicacies of the land. But one I came to know was Okra when I lived for five years in rural Texas and my neighbor, thoughful but with a mean humorous streak, offered me some vegetables from her garden. She gave me some Okra. I had never seen or heard of Okra so I asked her how to cook it. She replied, "just like any other vegetable". So since I steam all my vegetables, that is what I did. Well if anyone has ever seen KY jelly or Vicks Vaporub melted that is what Okra looks like when steamed, slimy. I couldn't even keep it on the spoon. I had to use a large ladle and offered my husband the first taste (I was too cowardly to try it myself). He put it in his mouth and before he could spit it out, it slid down his throat. His comment, after sputtering and hacking, was "it tastes like elephant snot". Now I don't know how elephant snot tastes but I am sure I don't want to find out. Later on, of course I found out that Okra is supposed to be used in soups or stews or fried with a batter on it. But, I am sure my neighbor had a great laugh over this northerner's first taste of Okra. Carolyn Carolyn Merritt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "One more day of life to praise Jehovah" To learn what God's promise for the future is, go to: www.watchtower.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Member of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Coalition Diagnosed by Biopsy 9/18/06 with Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis (Terminal Lung Disease) Please consider organ donation! www.organdonor.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Re: Red Eye Gravy Don't forget about Tastykakes and the old fashioned snowballs from a street vendor. pink joyce Fly Eagles Fly Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country> > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir.> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > __________________________________________________> > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Carolyn, Did you have knee surgery already? Are you doing o.k.?? Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 28, 2006 Report Share Posted December 28, 2006 Joyce...The Tastykake chocolate cupcakes frozen are really good!!! This is making me hungry!!!! Z./05 Joyce wrote: > > > Don't forget about Tastykakes and the old fashioned snowballs from a > street vendor. > > pink joyce Fly Eagles Fly > > Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Yes Joyce, I had the surgery and am home in a full leg brace. I am doing ok, quite a bit of pain but other than that doing ok. I will be going through a lot of physical therapy. Thanks for the welcome back. Hugs, Carolyn Carolyn Merritt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "One more day of life to praise Jehovah" To learn what God's promise for the future is, go to: www.watchtower.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Member of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Coalition Diagnosed by Biopsy 9/18/06 with Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis (Terminal Lung Disease) Please consider organ donation! www.organdonor.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Re: Red Eye Gravy Carolyn, Did you have knee surgery already? Are you doing o.k.?? Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Carolyn...I'm glad to see your post. Thought about you while we were gone. Hope the PT goes well and your recovery is not prolonged. Love to you, Sher ipf 5-06 "Don't worry about tomorrow, God is already there" Re: Red Eye Gravy Carolyn, Did you have knee surgery already? Are you doing o.k.?? Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Thanks Sher. Having trouble getting PT started due to insurance authorization and the holidays but hope to get started the first of next week. Thanks for the well wishes, sure can use all I get. Carolyn Carolyn Merritt ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "One more day of life to praise Jehovah" To learn what God's promise for the future is, go to: www.watchtower.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Member of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Coalition Diagnosed by Biopsy 9/18/06 with Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis (Terminal Lung Disease) Please consider organ donation! www.organdonor.gov ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Re: Re: Red Eye Gravy Carolyn...I'm glad to see your post. Thought about you while we were gone. Hope the PT goes well and your recovery is not prolonged. Love to you, Sher ipf 5-06 "Don't worry about tomorrow, God is already there" Re: Red Eye Gravy Carolyn, Did you have knee surgery already? Are you doing o.k.?? Joyce PF 1997 Bronchiectasis 2004 Indiana Red Eye Gravy Add coffee to fried country > > > > ham drippings in a hot pan. Let sizzle and stir. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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