BBQ, Biscuits (and more)

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ALAYMAN said:
I grew up poor, so meat in a gravy was not optionalšŸ˜‰. On a serious note, we only had gravy made with flour from Crisco. It wasnā€™t until I got into my later teenage years that I realize people made other kinds of gravy, using bacon and sausage and the like. As a result, I still have a pretty fond affinity for plain white gravy.
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Did you at least put some cracked pepper in it? Even some ground pepper...
 
Ground pepper as a minor addition, then individually to suit oneā€™s personal taste (same with salt). Truth is, when people say ā€œthat is an acquired tasteā€ that appropriately probably describes why I like that flavor. Because thatā€™s all I knew as a kid growing up. However, I can honestly say that the down home cooking style of people like my mom and her generation in these parts is highly coveted, and generally similar to what you find advertised in Paula Deen-like cooking ads. And speaking of Paula Deen, we ate at her restaurant this last summer in the Smoky Mountains area, dropped over 100 for three people, and the with the chicken was really good. All the sides were very ordinary, but the garlic biscuits were really good.
 
ALAYMAN said:
Ground pepper as a minor addition, then individually to suit oneā€™s personal taste (same with salt). Truth is, when people say ā€œthat is an acquired tasteā€ that appropriately probably describes why I like that flavor. Because thatā€™s all I knew as a kid growing up. However, I can honestly say that the down home cooking style of people like my mom and her generation in these parts is highly coveted, and generally similar to what you find advertised in Paula Deen-like cooking ads. And speaking of Paula Deen, we ate at her restaurant this last summer in the Smoky Mountains area, dropped over 100 for three people, and the with the chicken was really good. All the sides were very ordinary, but the garlic biscuits were really good.
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Nothing like Mama's cooking. Even if she didn't make something "right", it's still the standard by which we judge what we eat later in life.

Every Christmas, my mother made butter cookies with one of those cookie presses... they were the BEST. I've had other's cookies... even those of my sister's who inherited the press and knew Mom's recipe... good, but not the same. And those Danish Butter Cookies in the tins... meh... they're OK but will never hold a candle to what Mom made.
 
ALAYMAN said:
Oh Iā€™d try it, Iā€™d try anything oncešŸ˜, but my gut reaction is that I donā€™t think Iā€™d like a soggy biscuit. I like my gravy consistency thick and when itā€™s been on the thin side I ainā€™t cared as much for the b&g combo texture.
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I can fully understand your reaction. But, even some "thick" gravies have not been consistent.
 
AverageJoe said:
I can fully understand your reaction. But, even some "thick" gravies have not been consistent.
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In my world, any kind of glaze, au jus, red-eye, or anything called gravy is going to be a combo biscuit target for the Austin Powers character Fat Bast@#!s commandā€¦

GET.IN.MY.BELLY!


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I'm sorry, but, I resemble that remark! LOL ;)
 
ALAYMAN said:
For the most part, to me a hotdogā€™s a hotdog is a hotdog. However, Nathanā€™s dogs are a definite cut above IMNSHO. This place is kind of cool if youā€™re ever in West Virginia, near Huntington.
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I was in Princeton last year (the city in West Virginia, not the Ivy League university:)
 
Huk said:
I was in Princeton last year (the city in West Virginia, not the Ivy League university:)
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Well, next time you have to be in Princeton, then you can stop by Charleston, not your hometown but the capital of West Virginia, which is near to Huntington, and then you can go to Hillbilly Hot DogsšŸ˜„
 
We like Hebrew National, but, they're far too expensive for us in this economy. So, we use Ballpark.
 
Whatā€™s unique about the little place I referenced (Billā€™s) is that they are ā€œred hotdogs.ā€ Also, not many restaurants can say theyā€™ve been in existence for almost a hundred years. My 90 year old grandma actually remembers buying hotdogs at the same location as a kid, and not much has changed!
 
AverageJoe said:
We like Hebrew National, but, they're far too expensive for us in this economy. So, we use Ballpark.
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I've quit buying Nathans. The best price now is around $4 per package at the low price point. A pack of cheap hot dogs a year or so ago went for < $1/pack and Nathans could be found for about $2. On principle, I ain't paying more than $2.50 for a pack of stinkin' hot dogs.
 
My wife and I buy red hotdogs and even red sausages that we grew up with....They were far more popular down South than they were in Illinois, but, I grew to love them being here. We used to have a hotdog restaurant named "Pawbowski's" here, but, they went out of business. They had some of the best dogs I've ever had. Anyone remember Dog N Suds?
 
AverageJoe said:
My wife and I buy red hotdogs and even red sausages that we grew up with....They were far more popular down South than they were in Illinois, but, I grew to love them being here. We used to have a hotdog restaurant named "Pawbowski's" here, but, they went out of business. They had some of the best dogs I've ever had. Anyone remember Dog N Suds?
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Are you able to find the red dogs in the grocery store? I have a hard time finding them at mine.
 
Huk said:
Whatā€™s unique about the little place I referenced (Billā€™s) is that they are ā€œred hotdogs.ā€ Also, not many restaurants can say theyā€™ve been in existence for almost a hundred years. My 90 year old grandma actually remembers buying hotdogs at the same location as a kid, and not much has changed!
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Ok, it doesn't have 90 years in its pedigree, but Hickies Old Fashioned Hamburgers was featured in USA Today in 1987 as one of the top 10 places to get a burger in the country. It's a local legend and quite the greasy spoon, but cheap diner food that is worth the national press it has gotten. Here's a local periodical that covered the essence of its existence a while back.
 
Huk said:
Are you able to find the red dogs in the grocery store? I have a hard time finding them at mine.
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Piggly Wiggly and Food Lion carry them occasionally. But, yes, they ARE hard to find at times.
 
AverageJoe said:
Piggly Wiggly and Food Lion carry them occasionally. But, yes, they ARE hard to find at times.
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Unfortunately, no Lion or PW near me. We had them back in South Carolina. I occasionally see the reds in Walmart, but not consistently
 
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