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Cocoa Gravy

Cocoa Gravy Sidney Saylor Farr I remember I first heard of cocoa gravy, and had some, when Leon and I got married and we were at his parents’ house. His mother, for our first breakfast together, had it. I’d never had that, and I thought it was strange. The family enjoyed it. It was their Sunday morning treat. They always had biscuits for breakfast, and they’d split open one and put the cocoa gravy over the biscuit, and that was their breakfast. I’d never heard of it or eaten it before because my family was poor and they didn’t have money for sugar and cocoa and stuff. When I first collected that recipe I asked some students who worked for me at the library if they’d ever heard of it. Some had, but most of them hadn’t. One student spoke lovingly about it and said his mama made it every Sunday morning for breakfast—that was their treat. We never put cocoa gravy on anything except biscuits, but I don’t know why you couldn’t try it on pancakes or waffles. I found it kind of hard to make; you had to stir it like gravy, and keep it from burning. But I liked it and would still like it if I had it today! 2 Tablespoons cocoa 2 Tablespoons flour 1 Cup sugar 1 ½ Cups milk Sift cocoa, flour, and sugar into small bowl. Add milk, a little at a time, and stir until mixture is smooth. Pour in heavy skillet and place on hot stove. Cook and stir until mixture is texture of smooth gravy—add a little water if necessary to keep it from getting too thick. Serve hot over biscuits. Cocoa gravy tastes a bit like chocolate pudding. This quantity will serve 8 people. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

Cocoa Gravy

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Appalachian Review , Volume 38 (2) – May 8, 2010
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Sidney Saylor Farr I remember I first heard of cocoa gravy, and had some, when Leon and I got married and we were at his parents’ house. His mother, for our first breakfast together, had it. I’d never had that, and I thought it was strange. The family enjoyed it. It was their Sunday morning treat. They always had biscuits for breakfast, and they’d split open one and put the cocoa gravy over the biscuit, and that was their breakfast. I’d never heard of it or eaten it before because my family was poor and they didn’t have money for sugar and cocoa and stuff. When I first collected that recipe I asked some students who worked for me at the library if they’d ever heard of it. Some had, but most of them hadn’t. One student spoke lovingly about it and said his mama made it every Sunday morning for breakfast—that was their treat. We never put cocoa gravy on anything except biscuits, but I don’t know why you couldn’t try it on pancakes or waffles. I found it kind of hard to make; you had to stir it like gravy, and keep it from burning. But I liked it and would still like it if I had it today! 2 Tablespoons cocoa 2 Tablespoons flour 1 Cup sugar 1 ½ Cups milk Sift cocoa, flour, and sugar into small bowl. Add milk, a little at a time, and stir until mixture is smooth. Pour in heavy skillet and place on hot stove. Cook and stir until mixture is texture of smooth gravy—add a little water if necessary to keep it from getting too thick. Serve hot over biscuits. Cocoa gravy tastes a bit like chocolate pudding. This quantity will serve 8 people.

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Published: May 8, 2010

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