tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post3763192985261055661..comments2024-03-26T17:49:45.864-05:00Comments on The Iowa Housewife: Sausage Gravy and BiscuitsSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-42482591584628283412015-04-12T06:26:06.899-05:002015-04-12T06:26:06.899-05:00I hadn't thought of doing ham cream gravy. I d...I hadn't thought of doing ham cream gravy. I don't like cream gravies myself so try not to do them, LOL. Sounds good though.<br />What fun to have both Northern and Southern cooks in your family. I tend to think Southern cooks fry more things than we do.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-82625312750176689132015-04-11T22:23:07.307-05:002015-04-11T22:23:07.307-05:00Being a Southerner, I think Southern Living has co...Being a Southerner, I think Southern Living has committed heresy with that recipe, LOL! I guess there aren't as many teetotallers in the Bible Belt like there used to be. . . (Although, your photo looks tasty to me!) Have you ever tried Ham Cream Gravy as opposed to using country ham drippings for red-eye gravy?<br /><br />I am enjoying perusing your blog. . . my husband's family is from Iowa. My mother-in-law, a fine cook and awesome homemaker, cooks very similarly to the recipes posted here. It is interesting to see how the Southern cooking I have grown up with is alike and/or different from the Midwest region of the country! I must say, your blog is making me hungry. :) - EmilyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-59137292583892680572015-02-05T06:08:05.327-06:002015-02-05T06:08:05.327-06:00I agree with Myrna...just usually make biscuits fr...I agree with Myrna...just usually make biscuits from scratch as my husband loves lard biscuits. We had to buy a little Basquick just to try a couple recipes for the blog.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00060391185753177506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-8281571031360303092015-02-05T05:52:15.898-06:002015-02-05T05:52:15.898-06:00Hi Ilene, I do have a recipe somewhere for homemad...Hi Ilene, I do have a recipe somewhere for homemade biscuit mix, but as I rarely make them usually just buy a small box of Bisquik. Honestly, I really don't like biscuits and gravy though when I tasted this gravy it was pretty good. I just make it for Lyle and Bettie.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-44555050655959563932015-02-05T05:31:51.396-06:002015-02-05T05:31:51.396-06:00Oh, you're singing my song now! Biscuits and ...Oh, you're singing my song now! Biscuits and gravy were "Baby's First Table Food" for Kansas farm folk back in the 1940's. But it was just the classic stuff: drippings, flour, milk, salt, pepper. Hubs loves sausage in his gravy, I prefer gravy made with bacon drippings and no sausage or bacon in it otherwise. Do you have a recipe for homemade Bisquik? I posted my favorite one (there are a lot of different versions online) on my blog in March of 2014 under the title "More Cookbooks And A Few Recipes", if you're interested. My mother always insisted that the flour be cooked in the drippings till almost brown, almost like a roux. She said the flour tastes "raw" otherwise. I've done it both ways and frankly I like it either way. RockWhispererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04204125716550161500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-47680083085076601292015-01-29T16:29:50.403-06:002015-01-29T16:29:50.403-06:00I am not a sausage gravy person though this was no...I am not a sausage gravy person though this was not bad when I tasted it. Try it before you add the salt as you are right that some sausage is quite salty.<br />Bettie does like her black pepper. Nice that you make some for your husband even if you don't like it.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-43382815316852750812015-01-29T13:53:08.129-06:002015-01-29T13:53:08.129-06:00I'd maybe skip the pepper too & let hubby ...I'd maybe skip the pepper too & let hubby put his own on. I'm not much for black pepper either. Too much is bitter so I use it sparingly.Nadinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-38988605939494532062015-01-29T13:51:39.017-06:002015-01-29T13:51:39.017-06:00Myrna: I'll maybe try mushrooms, but probably ...Myrna: I'll maybe try mushrooms, but probably just the regular buttons slices I use. I never liked the sausage gravy in restaurants because I swear it has probably 3 months worth of a person's sodium intake in it! lol It's okay. I just use the Pillsbury Grands for it. Hubby likes it, so when we have breakfast sausage I will make it for him. I'm not much of a pork lover.Nadinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-91073224043767973992015-01-29T10:44:52.118-06:002015-01-29T10:44:52.118-06:00Nadine, Are you going to try the mushrooms? I thou...Nadine, Are you going to try the mushrooms? I thought they sounded good, but then I don't like sausage gravy. LOL.<br />Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644142108001303079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-678264306526442157.post-63129596852060479202015-01-29T09:52:24.444-06:002015-01-29T09:52:24.444-06:00This sounds good, tho I can't eat it often or ...This sounds good, tho I can't eat it often or much of it. I usually just make a white sauce & omit the salt since sausage is so very salty anyway. I will have to try this as a tasty variation! Love all the extras in it! Thanks for sharing.Nadinenoreply@blogger.com