Thread: Red Eye Gravy

I live in Washington state but just spent nearly three weeks with family in Tennessee and ate more country ham with red eye gravy than a person has a right to. My dad picked up a home salt-cured country ham when I came home, and the flavor was spectacular. It was a two-year old ham, and it made the best red eye gravy, and that combined with my mother's biscuits...I was in heaven. I also stocked up on Warren County and Mammoth Cave twist tobacco. Anyone else enjoy Southern food?

Son you are preachin to the choir here. I LOVE red eye gravey and grits! or white Saw mill gravey oh heck they are all good!!

Originally Posted by Doc

Son you are preachin to the choir here. I LOVE red eye gravey and grits! or white Saw mill gravey oh heck they are all good!!

Amen to that. The wife, kids and I visited my aunt in Louisville while we were there, and the smell of her white sawmill gravy woke me up in the morning.

It was tough coming back to Washington. The mimosa trees were in bloom, we caught the end of the 17 yr cicadas, and we did a lot of night fishing. I did get my fair share of chiggers, though, and I won't miss those.

If you even mention country ham or red eye gravy here, you get the thousand yard stare. I've decided to cure my own hams, and the Virginia Tech Extension has a pretty good web site on curing hams.

I grew up in North Carolina, so I know all about the good stuff.
It is really hard to find a place that makes grits right, outside of the south, also...
When enjoying southern food, leave your diet at the door and enjoy.

John P.

I have lived in Kentucky since the day I was born. I've spent a fair amount of time in Tennessee, too. I know whatcher talkin' about. Grits, gravy, ham, biscuits... I'm sure they'll be servin' Southern Cookin' in Heaven!

Hope there some on the other end as well!

I guess I am just spoiled growing up in Nashville, Tennessee.