Biscuits, like every other food item, differ from person to person. Personally, I like soft and fluffy biscuits (like Bojangles normally produces). I don’t like the harder style biscuits, but I’ve met people who like their biscuits like hockey pucks.
When we lived with my wife's uncle and aunt back in 1984, we noticed that he made biscuits that were flat as a pancake. Vivian's aunt wanted them like that because that's how HER mother used to make them when she was growing up. Her aunt's family had 12 kids, and there were four adults (grandparents of one of the parents) as well. So, for 16 people, that would have been a LOAD of milk and flour. They didn't like all the bread in between the top and bottom. We used to call them "bread cookies!" Now Vivian's biscuits are light and fluffy, just like Bojangles, and she really can make 'em well. Everybody in my family and all of our friends LOVE her biscuits.Biscuits, like every other food item, differ from person to person. Personally, I like soft and fluffy biscuits (like Bojangles normally produces). I don’t like the harder style biscuits, but I’ve met people who like their biscuits like hockey pucks.
You make a good point. I guess when mom really has to take into consideration a bunch of mouths to feed on a shoestring budget, something has to give. I definitely didn’t grow up in a wealthy family, probably solid middle class, but thankfully we were well enough off that I never had to worry about being hungry or mom skimping on the food quantity or quality. Now on the other hand, we didn’t eat out at restaurants often, but I knew I was expected to not order anything “too expensive” and anything other than water was usually out of the question.
I know how you feel. I was raised in a solid "middle-class" home. Dad always owned his own business and worked jobs on the side as well. My five siblings in this branch of the family always had friends over, so we always had more people than food, but, we never really went hungry. Mom was an excellent cook, and we had some friends who were farmers, and they would donate some of their crops to the largest families in the church. We were one of them. This helped significantly. God always blessed us with enough flour, oil, eggs, and milk to make the goods we needed to keep us going. Dad used to bring home several bags of groceries, and he'd always make mention how $30 didn't buy much anymore, and this included the meat for the week. Vivian and I went to the store last week, and just THREE bags of groceries had the cost of $156. Two years ago the cost for the same items was only $101. And this happens every week. We eat a LOT of biscuits now since bread is even getting to be expensive here...over $3.00 a loaf. Gas is less expensive.
It is a regional thing and this is how you have to appreciate it! First time I had a barbeque sandwich topped with cole slaw was during my time in Memphis. Was a really strange experience the first time but I found a great barbeque joint where had at least a dozen or so pulled pork sandwiches during my time there!
We love Memphis BBQ! It's great! So is KC style!
For me, I don't skimp when it comes to biscuits. I'm a type 2 diabetic, and I do limit my carb intake, but not substantially. The last A1C I had done this past week was at 7, down from the 11 that it was the time before. Of course, I'm back on my medications and insulin. I hadn't been for nearly 18 months. Don't let the industry fool you into thinking that "carbs are the enemy." This couldn't be further from the truth.
If people would only control their appetites and keep themselves from overeating bread/carbs it wouldn't be a problem. 8 out of 10 people would still be able to lose and maintain a healthier weight and still eat what they love.
i don;t know about the other states.... but i don;t agree with what the makers of that list said about hawaii at all..... that restaurant they named that is supposed to be famous for biscuits, is supposedly on maui.. and nobody i know has ever heard of it..... of course nobody i know here in hawaii eats biscuits and gravy either... not ever..... it;s just not a big thing in hawaii...
The most deadly animal in every state is the human…and it’s not even close.
there is no one size fits all when it comes to dietary habits and nutrition..... or anything else for that matter that affects health and wellness.... ..the most effective measures are to follow what has worked best for people you can best relate to..... ancestry and heritage play a much bigger part in what one persons body can tolerate when compared to another regarding diet and heath, than modern society.. whether medical political or otherwise ..wants to admit.... all sides of the conversation can have selfish reasons for demanding everybody reads from the same page... .
I agree. I try to let people know what works for me, but it might not work for everyone (such as the cinnamon supplements I mentioned). However, if I can motivate someone who does no exercise to at least try walking 30 minutes a day, or try substituting regular crust pizza with thin crust, then it’d be selfish of me not to at least mention what’s helped me.
the glycemic index of foods wasn;t that big an issue.. or even clearly understood... until recently when processed and ultra-refined foods came into existence.......but the glycemic index of carbs taken in as well as the overall volume of them, is huge in relation to blood sugar numbers and the A1C..... ......i think if people studied the history of current popular foods and learned the reasons they were adopted by .. (or in some cases forced on).... specific classes or locales in the past couple of centuries... (including the infamous biscuits and gravy)... they would run from most of them... and never look back... ..
cinnamon is one of those things that will work for a while... especially if combined with caffiene and something that stimulates insulin production.... but it will only work for a limited time.... eventually your body will get used to it and it won;t have as great an effect..... ...i know a person who was using cinnamon and sugar free red bull for a long time to lower his blood sugar ...because he could not remain on his job if he was on certain medications..... and it was having a dramatic effect.... especially while he was actively working on the job.....
The social component can be very difficult, especially when eating at a house other than your own. If I’m going to stay with relatives for a couple days, I either bring my own keto bread or I just have to really eat a minimal portion of whatever they’re serving that might be carb heavy. I always loved biscuits and gravy, but now it’s ONE biscuit and gravy, not two or three.