Southern Chocolate Gravy

RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By Jam (Guest Post) (05/22/2007) I lived in the South as a child, I now live up North. I have been telling my husband about "Chocolate Gravy," He thought I was crazy, he has never heard of it. I am sooo glad I found this recipe!! I loved it when my mom fixed it on Sunday mornings,it was a real treat! I can't wait to make it for my girls this Sunday! Thank You Ariela! Jam RE: afrugallady: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by Ariela (124) | (11/08/2006) Profile | Contact Cat head biscuits are an old version of *todays* biscuits. i'm sure biscuits today are much healthier. My mom used LARD (yes I remember seeing a 2lb box of lard on the counter by the stove.. she even fried eggs in lard!!) I would use oil instead if you make them from scratch. Actualy I use bisquick :) Just add water.. but I add milk instead and a dab of vinegar. (the vinegar sours the milk and makes it taste like buttermilk biscuits) OR just use Buttermilk instead,even easier. :) RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by afrugallady (53) | (11/08/2006) Contact What is cat head biscuits? Would you share recipe? thanks RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by nana6x (41) | (10/31/2006) Profile | Contact I just couldn't let this go by without commenting. Chocolate gravy brings back memories of my best friend when I was growing up. Sometimes I would spend the night with her on Sat nite and before church on Sunday morning, her mother would make chocolate gravy and homemade biscuits. That was the best ever. I often tried to make it like her but somehow it was never the same. I will try your recipe. I have grandchildren now that I bet would love it. Thanks for bringing back some good memories. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by SweetCali40 (99) | (10/31/2006) Profile | Contact I moved to Arkansas from Nebraska with my (first) husband. On the way we stopped in Missouri to see his grandparents. His G-ma made Chocolate Gravy & Biscuits for my first morning in the south. It took my husband quite sometime to convince me that the gravy was GOOOOD.. LOL. Now living in Nevada, it takes me quite awhile to convince my family and friends that Chocolate Gravy is GOOOOD... :) Thank You for posting and bringing back fond memories of my first taste of the south. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by Kiddo (4) | (10/31/2006) Contact I thought our family was the only ones that ate this. My great grandma use to make it for my grandma, she made it for my mom & aunt and my mom made it for me and I make it for my family. We cheat sometimes and use the cook & serve Jello Chocolate pudding but for the most part I make it from scratch. Thank you for posting this and sharing it with people that may have never had such a special treat !! RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by Ariela (124) | (10/31/2006) Profile | Contact I am glad you all enjoy the Chocolate gravy recipe. I am the baby of a large family (I am 54) I remember being at my Aunts house who also had a large family and she made this on a weekend morning when everyone was home. Oh for the taste of those homemade bisquits seems they just dont taste like that anymore. My most favorite thing ever is bisquits and gravy made with WHITE gravy, some call it milk gravy. But then too, we couldnt afford milk so my mom would use cream, which made it have a richer taste. I still make it often. I love all the things now that we HAD to eat then. Ariela. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By Nancy (Guest Post) (10/31/2006) Hello....OMG!!! I have been looking everywhere for this recipe!!! Same thing here...my mom would make home made biscuits and this gravy and it was like heaven....we were very poor also...but she always made a way. Thank you and God bless all...Nancy RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by austin95mom (36) | (10/31/2006) Profile | Contact Chocolate gravy with a large lump of butter and homemade biscuits is the most wonderful thing I have ever eaten. Ronda Alabama RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by Donna Lynn (1) | (10/31/2006) Contact My ex-motherinlaw made this many years ago. I have always wanted to find this recipe. Thanks! RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by meoowmom (938) | (10/31/2006) Contact Oh I forgot to add for an extra special treat I add a handful of chocolate chips and let them melt into the chocolate goodness. We have this about 1or 2 month in winter and my hubby begs for more. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By Lori (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) My family has always eaten this since before I wss born. It's just simple chocolate pudding, I wouldn't call it gravy myself. I enjoy it with biscuits and so do my children who will anytime welcome "dessert" like food. Mmmm think I will make some tonite as dessert! RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post by meoowmom (938) | (10/30/2006) Contact My husband's family has a farm and this a favorite treat. We live in Missouri, I came from California and the first few years I would not touch "chocolate garvy for breakfast' as I called it. Well once I tried it YUM it was too good. We have it with biscuits. My husband's favorite winter breakfast. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By Tina (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) My mother raised 4 children on her own. One of my fondest memories is Chocolate Gravy and biscuits. I never thought of it as poor mans food just good stuff. I wanted to make it for my kids as i enjoyed it so much. I live in Texas so people her eat it alot. RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By carla bledsoe (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) in my family it was simply called pudding. if you add a little more flour it makes a great chocolate pie too. add a meringue and m-m-m-m-m-m RE: Southern Chocolate Gravy Post By (Guest Post) (10/30/2006) It is AWESOME on ice cream. I've also used it as a substitute for icing on a chocolate cake, jsut drizzle it on and some of it soaks in. And I'll fess up, it's really good to sample by the spoonful :) My entire family loves it (if I share with them). Great on pancakes as a special treat and of course biscuits :)