with one side of my family from arkansas(same family farm still owned by the orrs since mid 1800's),
biscuits and gravy was sunday breakfast almost always.
of course there was red eye gravy when ham was served. and chocolate gravy for the kids on special occasions(and sometimes "just cuz").
for my arkansas family, the meat was cooked previous and the "drippings" was used for the gravy.
the meat was removed from the cast iron skillet and served separate.
my grandmother always voiced her belief that meat in the gravy was a "yankee" thing and would never eat it served that way in a restaurant-
the worst possible condemnation of ideas, words or behavior coming from my grandmother,
who was a well educated and very proper southern woman(she was always called with respect "Miss Ellen"),
was when it was referred to as "yankee"
ok you guys, this thread forced me to make b and g for breakfast(yes, one sunny side up egg on top)
instead of my usual hot cereal(better for the body. b and g-now thats for the soul)
(sorry no offense meant-i only mention the yankee thing as i simply cant eat or talk about b and g without thinking about my grandmother and her quiet rantings...she was born in 1888 and tho she had no first hand experience with the civil war it was most assuredly a powerful part of her upbringing in the south in those times)
