Fried Green Tomatoes

Well, picture this.. I was in Missouri doing Doberman rescue long ago...I am sitting at a big old oak farm table in a yes, a freakin' log cabin built by the owners..Its misty out and there are horses and other animals outside the large pane windows overlooking their acreage..
We sit down to breakfast (after I give the pups some trendy dog biscuits bought in Chicago and the owners just laugh and laugh at the froofroo packaging ) and we are brought food dish after food dish...
There are bowls of white gravy on the table, biscuits are brought out of the oven warm and set in front of me..I wanted to ask them if they could adopt me instead of me picking up the dog ...

So, here I am and the kind woman I had dealt with regularly was stunned that I had never had white gravy at BREAKFAST or biscuits!! I said...err..no, this is the kind of thing we serve brown and at dinner!

I didn't know what to really do with it so I just put it over everything...

I don't know to this day if they thought we were not from this planet or what...

Do you pour the gravy on the biscuits or dip them in????I need to know this the next time I am down there..!

It's personal preference. Some people dip, but most of the time you put the gravy over the biscuits, toast or whatever. It's so funny how you get accustomed to the food in your area and then realize that it's not so "common" to other places.

Not dip, drown! LOL...

Hardees has new breakfast "bowls" that a believe start with a biscuit on the bottom, a bit of scrambled egg, something else... then the bowl is filled with white gravy. I love biscuits & gravy but this was actually kind of gross.

oh, duh..so you cut the biscuit up with knife and fork...
This I do know about...English tradition dictates that you DROWN a Yorkshire pudding in gravy or pour gravy over bread after dinner... My thighs don't like it, but I do.
I can't wait to make the white gravy and biscuits tomorrow and for BF to look at me like...Huh??

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

I actually only made these after I saw the movie. Had never heard of them before.
I have always eaten fried tomatos with a sunday fry up though...just not the green battered kind..
THey are delicious!

I also noticed that when I was travelling through the US, everyone has this white gravy with their breakfast. Especially in rural areas, we would get served these HUGE breakfasts. It was so much food (the first time I tried grits as well) that I thought some Americans must only eat once per day

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When you are working a large farm you eat a large breakfast because you may not make it back home for lunch. Some farmers would then take some biscuits and bacon and take them with them out to the field to eat. Especialy true in the olden days. So yes, it's like eating only once a day!

Biscuits and milk gravy is also inexpensive. Love fresh hot biscuits with butter... Love ANY hot bread with butter...

I think my butt has gotten bigger just reading this thread!

Thanks for the explanation, Gemlady...I can see that now.

I haven't tried Green Tomatoes, I like mine red thank you!

Originally Posted by Sooz123

I think my butt has gotten bigger just reading this thread!

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Mine too!

Originally Posted by gemlady

When you are working a large farm you eat a large breakfast because you may not make it back home for lunch. Some farmers would then take some biscuits and bacon and take them with them out to the field to eat. Especialy true in the olden days. So yes, it's like eating only once a day!

Biscuits and milk gravy is also inexpensive. Love fresh hot biscuits with butter...

Love ANY hot bread with butter...

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what are biscuits again? i know i've asked before but i've forgotten

Well, I have to say, we don't really eat that kind of food that often here in Southern California. I've never had biskets and white gravy, but it sounds good. I've never had grits in my life, and I don't think I've even seen them in person. They don't sound good. I've never had a fried green tomato, nor a fried red tomato. I LOVE tomato's though, so I'll bet I'd like em.

Sam,

They are like thick dinner rolls and drier. I don't know how else to describe them . Does that help? Maybe someone who has been to America can describe them to you in a way that you can relate Danielle where are you?

Sausage biscuits and gravy is one of my favorites. Here is how I make it....

Brown American sausage in a pan. Add flour until you get a thick flour substance . Add milk slowly until it forms into a gravy . Pour over biscuits and YUM

It's funny about biscuits and gravy sounding gross to others because I can't imagine gravy over potatoe fries as they do in Canada, but I bet it is good

Ewww gravy on hot chips! Ew. Thanks for that description Chris!

Originally Posted by captiva

Sam,
It's funny about biscuits and gravy sounding gross to others because I can't imagine gravy over potatoe fries as they do in Canada, but I bet it is good

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I'd never heard of biscuits with white gravy until I read this thread!! It does sound delish though! Now fries and gravy is soooo good!! Even better, poutine, which is fries, cheese curds and gravy on top. YUMMY!!

I've always wanted to try fried green tomatoes, after seeing the movie. Haven't had the chance yet, maybe some day!

Originally Posted by Loveysmummy

oh yeah

I love the messy stuff in the pan to fry the eggs in...I like to fry the eggs alongside sometimes to save time too...

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Yup! That works if your pan is large enough to accommodate them at the same time. But I'll take the delay, to make sure I get my "Dirty Eggs" -- which has come to be the name for that fry up in this house.

What on earth is white gravy?

See above in the posts before, Sam..Sunnicat gives a recipe...

Originally Posted by WellingtonCats

What on earth is white gravy?

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We call it cream gravy...and it is a very thick flour based gravy made with flour for thickener and cream or milk. It is wonderful served on chicken fried steak, and with sausage bits added at breakfast it is served on biscuits.

Biscuits are sort of like plain scones but much lighter and more moist.


Fried green tomatoes are delicious! My aunt Jetty used to fry them up with okra in the same pan...mmmmm!

MMMMMMMMmmmmmmmm French Fries and gravy! Fantastic.

Sam didnt we downunder think that americans ate weird anyway??

Personally sausage, white gravy and bikkies sounds too awful for my tummy to accept

I will just accept the british version of brown gravy on my dinner thank you