Paula at Country Tales and Other Thangs did an interesting poll yesterday -- about liver. Go visit and vote. I happen to love liver. I love beef liver and onions and gravy, and I love chicken liver, breaded and fried. I know, even as a kid I was thought strange because I liked liver. Both my kids like it, too. I even did an entry a while back about waking up craving chicken liver one morning and fixing it for my breakfast. I was rather gleeful that the "love it" vote was leading the poll, but now that I have mentioned it here, Paula will probably get a lot of "hate it" votes! lol (Paula's feelings on the subject are apparent from the title of the entry -- "Yuck") Anyway, I thought that was a cool idea for a poll. (I actually did know that there was a new update taking place Tuesday night, so I assumed that the "add a poll" feature was part of that. But it was still surprise enough to give me a title and a lead-in to my entry yesterday.)
And now on to a more serious subject --
Chocolate Gravy.
Have you ever heard of it? Had it? Made it? And if so, can I have your recipe? How do you serve it?
I have always assumed chocolate gravy was just a chocolate sauce, because gravy and sauce are just two words for the same thing, after all. When I think "chocolate gravy" I picture hot fudge sauce poured over white cake.
When Thomas and I first moved to Jeffersonville we got in touch with a teacher that he had in high school. She was in her 70s when we moved here and still substitue teaching. Thomas had gone to school with one of her sons and had always thought a lot of her. We would call to check on her, go by to visit, and if she needed something done around her house she'd call on Thomas. She passed away a couple years ago, and I still miss her calls.
She was a heavy smoker and had that smoker's voice. I'd answer the phone and a deep, gravelly voice with a country accent would say, "Hey, Lori, what are you up to? How's that Thomas? Still working all that overtime?" And we'd have a nice half-hour conversation. One time when she called she asked me if I'd ever fixed chocolate gravy. Her daughter had told her that she knew someone who made something called chocolate gravy and put it on her eggs in the morning for breakfast. Mrs. T and I both agreed that if that were true it sounded perfectly horrible. Mrs. T didn't believe her daughter knew what she was talking about.
Anyway, something brought her to my mind this morning and I got to thinking about chocolate gravy, so I thought I'd throw it out there! (The subject, not the gravy!)
13 comments:
Every once in a blue moon I want a piece of liver. I need to have the sauteed onions grilled with it though. This is the first I've heard of Chocolate Gravy......I can't even imagine what it might taste like on eggs. I'm with you on the ewww....
(Hugs) Indigo
Alright you got my curiosity going. So I actually looked up Chocolate Gravy and found a recipe:
Southern Chocolate Gravy
2 tbsp. cocoa
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 cups milk
Mix cocoa, sugar, and cornstarch in a 2-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in the 2 cups of milk. Cook over medium heat while stirring often to prevent scorching. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat and serve with hot biscuits.
Sounds good over bisquits, I still say eww...to having it with eggs. (Hugs) Indigo
Hi Lori...and no never heard of chocolate gravy....but like you think it is a chocolate sauce...and on eggs...oh my big time yukky.....right along with liver of any sorts...and by the way...tell me more about this "Poll" thingy on the journals...I don't have it...where is it located....it is all news to me...only poll I have taken yet is about the liver...and now you with the chocolate sauce....???? LOL....I am out in left field all alone I think...hugs from ora in ky
I only tolerate boiled liver. Chocolate gravy? On top of a custard pudding :-p
Never heard of chocolate gravy and as much as I love chocolate I hesitate to think of it and eggs in the same thought. I barely tolerate eggs alone. Paula
Oh gosh, I loved liver. Chicken livers are the best but I even liked liver and onions. The last time I had it was over 10 yrs ago and it about did me in. When you get older, your system doesn't tolerate things, ESP...........liver. But you brought back those wonderful days that I could enjoy it. In fact, when KY Fried Chicken was actually good and the Cornel was still alive, the chicken liver dinner was a big hit with me. Anne
I voted "no" on the liver poll (because I've never even tried it! - yuck! LOL!). I've never heard of chocolate gravy either although it does sound much better than liver!! Martha :-)
I love liver and onions. Sometimes it's just not cooked right at restaurants though. As far as chocolate sauce....I've only had it on chicken. It's a Mexican dish called Mole (not sure of spelling). It was good too. It sounds horrible, but it was good. I doubt I'll try the eggs, though LOL!
If you find a recipe, let us know.
Pam
I'm still looking for that poll button.
I wonder if the update is the cause of my journal being REAL BIG?
Marti
The Chocolate gravy sounds interesting. I've never heard of it though. :o)
Lisa
I seem to remember posting a long while back about chocolate gravy. I served it over biscuits not eggs, however! I see you got a recipe and it sounds about like the one I used.
NOT a fan of liver. My mom made it once. But I remember my husband's grandmother eating chicken livers one time when he was in the hospital. The fact that the cafeteria was serving it was appalling to me!!! LOL
Traci
I never heard of chocolate gravy; it does sound interesting though.
As for the liver.......yuck! tried it once and that was the end of that.
Have a great weekend!
Maria
When I still ate meat I loved chicken livers. I also loved pate. Guess I still love them, just don't eat them anymore.
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