These are times and skills he will never forget. When my grandson was 5, we were eating supper & he asked so sweetly if he could take a pork chop AND the gravy to school the next day for Show & Tell. One of the best Mamaw moments of my life 🥰
This is exactly how my grandmother taught me in the 40’s and 50’s. It’s ready when it’s the color of a brown paper bag! That cooks off the flour taste! Great sauces take time and taste terrific! Cooking with love!!! I’m 80 now, and still cooking, even in my wheelchair!
I didn’t have a relationship with my grandparents and grew up with 2 dysfunctional abusive parents. I watched this and my heart ached to be standing next to her learning, smelling, tasting. You all are so blessed 🙏
Sweet molly read yur comment sooo sorry but guess what God is your father and I have an idea go visit assisted livings facilities and you can read to them eat with them and have a whole house full of grandparents. There are some folks in there that never had kids. They are just waiting to adopt you. It will warm your heart and I pray god sends you to the right one with the exact grandma you are suppose to meet and paw paw. ❤😊❤😊❤😊❤😊❤
@mollyv8b705. Omg. Same here. Only knew one grandmother but she was cold and abusive & my parents also very abusive, obviously toxic. I so wish I would have had loving parents but simply did not. I went no contact from my family of origin 20 years ago. My life would have taken a different trajectory if I would have blessed with ppl like we see here. God bless you.
I'm 60 years old. I was born and still live in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia. This is the kind of cooking I was raised on. I had a wonderful childhood and was blessed with good parents and grandparents. I was always close to my Papaw Fred. When he retired, he began cooking breakfast every day of the week as a gift of love and gratitude for Granny Elsie. He never talked much about it. He let his efforts say what he wanted to say. Having owned and operated a few country stores in their time, Papaw maintained friendships with his suppliers. He took great pains to always get the best ingredients he could find to make breakfast something special because for so many years, Granny was first out of bed every morning to make a hot breakfast and pack a lunch for Papaw and their two sons. He would drive for miles into the country for hand churned butter, farm raised bacon and sausage, local honey in the comb, farm fresh eggs, apple butter, cured ham, and more. Breakfast was always a meal fit for a queen. And it wasn't served until Granny was up and came to the table. Like my Mom and Dad, Papaw Fred taught me so much about life and about how to be a man. In his honor, I prepare Sunday dinner every week for my whole family to gather at their home place. Like Papaw Fred, I take pains with finding the best ingredients. And I pay close attention to what each family member likes. And they notice, even our young grandchildren. Papaw would make a gravy he called red eye gravy, which included coffee as the only liquid ingredient besides the grease left from frying country ham. He only made red eye gravy when he served the ham. It was delicious. Pay close attention to what your Mamaw cooks. I guarantee you she makes the best food you'll find anywhere on the planet. You don't raise that many kids and stay married to the same good man that long if you don't learn your way around the kitchen. God bless her! Respect her and never take her for granted. She is a precious treasure!
I enjoyed your story as mine was similar. I'm 70 and was raised in the kitchen with my mother at the helm. I learned to cook, clean the house, do laundry, and sit like a lady from her. Simple things back then have become treasures in time.
I needed this. Lost my mother a few months ago and this is how she cooked. Nothing better than a Southern woman cooking for her family. What a rich and blessed life you all have. Thank you for reming me how special family is. Love to all.
Amen. I miss my Mama, my Mamaw Bailey, and my Mammy Minton. All three fine Appalachian country ladies and such incredible cooks. It literally took me years to learn to make gravy like my mom and her mom but I never could replicate the biscuits of any three.
@@JuliaMcLean6559, I replace whatever liquid the recipe calls for with coffee. If a recipe calls for 1/2 cup of water or milk, I use 1/2 cup of freshly brewed coffee instead. It's better if the coffee is a little strong. Also, with brownies from a mix, I swap the measurements of oil and liquid. The box directions seem way too greasy.
I would have never thought about putting coffee in my gravy. It's sounds wonderful. I can't wait to try it for myself. Thank you sweet lady for sharing your recipes. Cory is such a sweet, loving young man. You can tell he was raised right. GOD bless you both and the rest of your family.
Those of us blessed with a Mom, a natural cook like your Mom are truly blessed. But it comes with its downside. Mine never measured anything, so her instruction sounded like, " a little bit of this , and some of that..." She was magic, unforgettable. As I know your Mom is to you. I absolutely loved this! I got to see my Mom again, and I'm 85. Thanks Mamaw.
That gravy looks yummy! I make a great brown gravy with chicken broth. Gives it such good flavor! My sons love it! They think I should bottle and sell it! Lol I also add Tony Chachere’s seasoning, garlic powder, onion powder and salt and pepper. I’m going to try some coffee in my breakfast gravy like you’ve done here. I do use can milk bc it gives such a good rich flavor. Thanks for sharing how you make your secret ingredient gravy! I would have never guessed the secret ingredient would be coffee.
It's 2023 and I just can't wait to try this " country coffee gravy"....made with love of course. Thank for keeping this up ! Hey, btw, I am a 72 years young but never had heard of coffee in gravy. Yum
I'm 79 years OLD and have made enough gravy to float a battleship, but I've never heard of putting coffee in the gravy. Will definitely try this. Mamaw is the first I've seen on YT to make gravy the way we did it in the mountains. That is, fry your meat, remove it, and then make the gravy using the grease left behind. Most mix flour into crumbled-up sausage, which in my opinion, is not the best way because of many reasons. Great video, and I wish y'all the very best.
A helpful tip for everyone is to skillet brown your flour before adding to the bacon/sausage/poultry/Turkey grease. As it sounds, a couple cups, or more of your favorite flour in a hot skillet. Keep folding the raw flour with a spatula till the flour grains get toasted and SEALED. By sealing the flour grains, it instantly bulks or thickens the gravy as added. A nice and brown color in the skillet, but not burned flour. You can save the extra browned flour in a container in the fridge, for the next batch of gravy. You get about 2-3 months with the browned flour in the fridge, in a sealed container before you should toss it and make more. Dear Ma's trick, from Owensboro Kentucky, the Land of KFC. She passed in 2021, but I got those recipes. Your Mamaw's stirring for awhile, because she is waiting for the flour to brown, before adding the Evaporated. The Pre-browned flour works with ANY gravy you want and it's cuts the gravy making time in 1/2 and gets Mamaw off her feet quicker. For the uppedy, high snob, Gordon Ramsay chef's, the pre-browned flour is called a Mise En Place - A item or items gathered or prepared in advance for efficiency in the kitchen. Take Care Corey, Tell your Mamaw she's making me Hungry!!.
Please elaborate. I don’t eat much gravy anymore because I rarely eat fried foods I’ve always needed to make gravy taste like anything….like fried chicken, pork chop or country fried steak. If you don’t use this grease to brown your gravy, what liquid do you put in the pan with it to brown it? I’d love to have a Minh or two of a gravy base in the fridge for when I need it.
@@RowenMyBoat You brown the flour dry, no grease. Toss a couple saltine crackers on top of the browned before snapping the lid and storing the dry browned flour in the fridge. ANY Grease you want for gravy, can now be made quick. As I add my per-browned flour to my hot grease, I whisk together, then add condensed milk or ??, season as cooking and boil-off reduce, if needed.
@@kh40yr I'm a "from scratch cook", I appreciate your tip. I've edited this because I reread your comment and see that you do a coupIe of cups at a time. Thanks.
@@truthmatters8241 Yup, just a couple cups of flour at a time. Any more than that and you risk burning the flour and You'll have a flour tornado in the kitchen trying to fold all that flour and brown it all evenly. I usually brown 4 cups in total. Should be good for 2-4 batches of gravy, depending.
You and your husband are certainly wonderful people. You have an enormous family and have even adopted more. You cook effortlessly and seem to enjoy every moment! Your secret ingredient gravy looks delicious and also the biscuits. Thank you all for the video.
A great cook never measures anything. My Grams didn't measure either. Corey, I think you're doing a great job in sharing these experiences with Mamaw. Great cooks like her need to be shown off, because there aren't many people who cook like Mamaw. She's so talented, adorable and sweet. I'm subscribing just so I can see more of you & Mamaw. 😊😊😊❤❤❤
Looks delicious!! My family uses coffee for red-eyed gravy, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen it used in regular gravy. I can’t wait to try it!! God bless you all!!🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
Go figure, at 76 years young, I just learned a new way to make country gravy. Love your secret ingredient, coffee. I’ll try this gravy for the family. I love to make sausage gravy for biscuits. Thank you for sharing your Secret Gravy.
This was great! I have never had gravy like that or even heard about it! As far as browning the flour and using the water and evaporated milk(we called it cream growing up) that's what my mama did too. Don't remember having bacon grease gravy only sausage, fat back or butter gravy. Think my daddy who would be 107 if he were still alive used to add a little coffee in country ham in the skillet. Have yall ever heard of that. This video is a treasure. Labor of love! Man I'd loved to have sit down and eaten with yall! I could smell it! Love that you guys are blessed with such a big family! It means more than any amount of dollar! I love the house, the chicken yard and most of all Mamaw! Thanks bunches!
@brendadodd6393 yup. I make gravy 2 ways, either with bacon or sausage grease whichever I cooked to go with the biscuits or taters, do like she does with water and I use half n half, my hubby likes some sausage or bacon crumbled in it, or if I'm doing ham, I'll add cold strong leftover coffee, we call it red eye gravy. Either way, you can't beat gravy!❤❤
The best part of growing up, and the happiest memories were being with my own granny. You're so fortunate to have these times with her. Treasure every one. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Just started watching u guys luv u already u said cooking with love always so very right and adding coffee is out of this world thank u both. I will be watching u from now on God bless you love ur recipes 💞
Southern cooking is fancy to me! She made the gravy that I tried in the south back when I just moved here to the states! Southern people are full of love, wonderful food, and hospitality. May g-d bless you too
What a Legacy your Grandma and Grandpa are leaving for your family. So much love, appreciation and pride in your grandma's skills. A wonderful family with so many others embraced by your grandparents' generosity of heart. Appreciate watching your mum and hearing your voice which indicated so much of respect. Thank you. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊
Your Mamaw is a true treasure. I grew up with only one set of grandparents. My mother's mother passed 11 years before I was born and my mother's father passed when I was barely 3 yo. Even though 8:40 y Daddy's parents lived in Virginia and we lived in Florida they more than made up for my maternal grandparents absence. My favorite summers were going to Virginia and staying with Granny and Grandpa. They had already been married 51 years before I came along. They married March 12, 1912. Granny was 14 and Grandpa was 18. They had 11 children. All but two of those children lived to adulthood. Granny gave birth to her first child the day before she turned 15.They both passed in 1987, but had Granny lived to March 12 they would have celebrated their 75 wedding anniversary. Grandpa said he fell in love with Granny when he was 10 and she was 6. He knew he was going to marry her and he did. Two of their children are still living. My favorite memories are sitting on the porch swing with Granny while stringing and snapping green beans or peeling apples and peaches while she sang hymns out of the Old Regular Baptist hymnal. Her voice was as clear as a bell. My Granny wasn't as generous with her recipes as your beautiful Mamaw. She purposely left something out when she shared a recipe. She was definitely a sneaky one. I wasn't quite 24 when they both crossed. She in January and he in August. My biggest regret is not paying closer attention when they told stories of their youth and their parents. I still wake up sometimes and jump out of bed to drive 14 hours to go visit their resting place. My parents and many of Daddy's siblings az well as Granny's siblings are buried in the same graveyard. I'll talk to them for a few hours before heading back to Florida.A trip like that renews me somehow and makes me appreciate the memories that I have even more. I apologize for rattling on. May God Bless and keep you.
The Best cooking advise I ever got from my grandmother. (Best cook I have ever known in my life) Whenever I would cook cornbread from a package, It would never rise very high and would always burn on the bottom. So, I asked my Grandmother. She asked me some questions. Are you using a package cornbread? Yes. Are you using an 8in round pan... Yes. Are you greasing your pan.... Yes. And are you cooking it at the correct temperature? Yes. Her answer.... USE TWO PACKAGES NEXT TIME. It Worked!!! Now my cornbred comes out golden brown on top, Not burnt on the Bottom, And it rises high and fluffy like a cornbread should!! RIP and I love and miss you Grandmother.
Thank you, Corey and Maw Maw! You asked for cooking suggestions or what we'd like to see next. Maw Maw reminds me of my Kentucky grandmothers, both of whom are with Jesus. I haven't seen anyone make these dishes since they passed. Creamed corn Homemade "catsup" (more like a sweet tomato relish than Heinz ketchup) Green beans (seasoned with bacon) Field or crowder peas (seasoned with bacon) Baked beans (seasoned with "catsup" and -- you guessed it -- bacon) 5 cup salad Pimento cheese spread Hand or fried pies Chocolate pie with meringue Homemade ice cream (banana was Granny's go-to) Sorry for the long list. My memories of my grandmothers are strongly tied to food. If anything, you helped me reminisce. 🙏
Love to Mamaw! ❤. I’m gonna make that gravy this weekend. Your Mamaw wouldn’t happen to know how to make ‘wilted lettuce’, would she? It’s something I never asked my Mom (born in 1918) about before she passed in 2010. I know she made it with bacon grease…. God Bless you all.
@@greatdanelady6956 hot bacon fat, red wine vinegar, pinch sugar, pour over lettuce, top with fried bacon, red onions, and sliced fresh mushrooms, sliced boiled egg. I don't measure, but probably 1/4 cup fat, 1-2 T vinegar, 1/4 t. sugar; then taste, may need a small amount of water.
My mom was involved with prison ministry for many years, mainly preparing meals for the participants in local church kitchens. When all was said and done, her inmate nickname was Good Gravy. Now, I'm not quite as good a gravy maker as mom was, but I enjoy making it and when I do, it helps me feel close to her spirit. ❤ I'm totally gonna try making coffee gravy! 😊
@@allenpost3616I always say "oh my gravy" or "OMGRAVY" when my granddaughter was 4 (she's now 19) she would pretend to bake cookies, he momma always would say how delicious they were, and my granddaughter would say "that's cuz I put my "lovin skin in them LOL 😂😂
Shelly Roberts that's about as good of a compliment as anyone can get,Grandson loves his Mamaw's cooking, and wanted to let his friends in on something great, how Sweet and precious those babies are
I’m learning to cook all over again. Corey thank you for sharing your special days with us. You are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. ❤ your videos are the best!
I'm 82 yrs old now and when I got married in 1960, my mother-in-law taught me how to make gravy like this. She was from the South. The first time I tried it I had too much flour and it looked like uncooked biscuits. I threw it out and started over because I didn't realize that I could have added more milk and thinned it out. I loved her very much and was thankful that she taught me her recipes. My husband preferred sausage grease instead of bacon and he liked it lighter, but the ingredients and the technique were identical. Thanks for sharing.
I knew this is what she was going to make before I even watch this video. I lost my grandmother in 2019. I grew up eating this kind of gravy with biscuits, fried potatoes and eggs. Even though I know how to make this myself without aid of anything, hers was the best because she made it. I love that you shared this video, that's awesome! 😊 Thank you
I would looooooove to see your Mamaw cook fried chicken and fried pork chops ❤. I'm BEYOND blessed to watch y'all. I TRULY miss cooking with my mamma❤, precious memories ❤
You are bringing back so many memories for me with the way that you cook. 😊 My mother used to cook the same way, and we grew up on good ol home cookin... there's nothing better! Thank you for taking the time to share with us. It looks so delicious! God bless you all! 😁💜 🍳 🥓
I’m new and I love hearing grandma’s stories. She seems like an amazing woman, five kids of her own and five children adopted, WOW! No, GOD bless you for being here! I’d love to see you make liver and onion gravy 😋🤤😋yummy oh, and can you teach me how to make homemade beef gravy? ❤️🙏❤️
Never knew to add coffee unless making red eye gravy. I have got to try this! I am a home cook, who cooks simple food that my grandkids, son and husband love! Nice to see someone else does too! You cook with love!
@PeggysCorner My red eye gravy never has flour in it. It's not thickened. Always country cured ham grease and coffee. Just saying, we are all different.
Boys Scouts Red Eye Gravy is thickened using the left over biscuits from the previous morning pounded into fine crumbs. Want to learn southern cooking? Just add bacon drippings, bacon, or dried bacon bits, to anything and it instantly becomes "Southern Style Whatever."
😍 looks delicious! Anybody like goulash? How about a big pot of goulash or cabbage rolls/cabbage soup and/or.! That recipe that I have from my mom is for a I believe 4 x rise dough, bread, and buns. No matter what I do. I cannot get it to come out fluffy like my mom makes it where are used to make it she’s too old now. 🙏God bless you and your family and thank you so much for these one and one wonderful recipes! Love love is the secret ingredient!❤
She does make a cabbage soup with a silver dollar in the bottom of the pot every year and whoever gets the coin in there bowl gets good luck for the rest of the year
@@coreyblake2030 😍 this will be exciting. Please let me know ahead of time when she’s going to make her cabbage soup so I can get all my gradients and make it along with her! I’m feeling hungry already!😂😁👍 Also, I just purchased the flower and the ingredients and found organic eggs for sale from a local Home based business in my area! I am going to make Mawmaw’s Biscuits! I love biscuits And peanut butter with chicken noodle soup! I don’t consume peanut butter because I’m allergic to peanuts but I use wow butter , which is roasted, soy beans. A good form of estrogen for women! 🙏 thank you Cory for sharing these videos and thank you Mawmaw for showing us how to prepare homemade foods!❤️🙏 I will let you know how the biscuits turned out. I’ll try to put as much love into making them as possible! 😁
For people that just said they don't cook fancy, this gravy is looking pretty fancy to me. We use a stock cube and water at my house. Look at you putting bacon fat and coffee....this is full on fancy gravy and I'm going to try and make it for breakfast and surprise my gravy loving child. Wish me luck!!!!!
Good luck! I had to giggle when you said your gravy loving child because I cook nightly for my 42 year old daughter and family next door for 6 years now since she got MS and whenever I make anything with a gravy I have to send over a pint canning jar with extra gravy for HER!! She LOVES her gravy!!❤
This is a very old gravy recipe in the US. People were clever in all the ways they devised to use everything because they couldn't afford to throw anything away, especially not food. A lot of people call this red eye gravy because of the coffee.
Does Mamaw make any kind of homemade cookies? Would love to see her bake something like cookies, brownies, cobblers, pies, cakes, anything really. Even no-bake recipes would be great. Love y'all's cooking and food prep videos
That’s how my Mamaw used to make her gravy I’m pretty sure. She’s been gone a very long time. And I miss her every day. This video made me smile and cry at the same time. Tell your Mamaw she is amazing.
My grandmother was a wonderful southern cook like you and she passed suddenly. I never learned to make her creamed corn. She taught us cakes, roast beef and wish she had told me her method. Love watching you and your love of the Lord and family. Thank you for making these great videos giving us an opportunity to see how things have been made for generations!
What a great home cooking story! I love the "I didn't tell the kids cause they wouldn't have eaten it" - So true and many similar stories! Of course now I have to try it :) Thanks :)
This looks sooo good,just like my granny made! I've heard about the coffee and I can't wait to try it. My gravy just NEVER tasted right. Thanks so much for sharing! My family will appreciate it too. 😊❤
God bless these sweet Grandmas and Grandpas! I love coffee and I bet that is some good gravy. Tell them you love them and spend as much time with them as you can. It is great, your family has these videos to pass on down to future generations. My grandparents all went home to Heaven when I was a little boy but I remember each one of them and was blessed to have had what time with them I did have. I knew I was loved by them all.
My mom ALWAYS added coffee to her chicken gravy, too! Yum, Yum! She also made "red-eye" gravy when we had fried ham. I bet your grandma would know how to make that, too.
I've only seen 2 of your cooking Videos and I've loved them both so I subscribed tonight. I cook like your Mamaw does. Simple ffoods and I don't measure with utensils for most recipes. I measure by my senses God gave me. Sight, Taste, and sometimes Touch. Thank you guys for sharing your loved family recipes.
What I notice the most besides the great recipes you share is the love your family shares and it’s evident you all care for one another. Thanks for sharing your family,your warmth and your recipes. What a life!!! Enjoy
I’m 76 and never could make good gravy, but this way looks so easy and good! Can’t wait to try it. My momma did try to teach me but I never got it right. 🤔 I think you have shown me where I’ve been going wrong. 😊 Mostly just not cooking it long enough to get it brown and the coffee!
Impressive ! Who'd thought to add that secret ingredient to the mixture. I'm so intrigued that I'll have to give it go ! Thank You and Mamaw for a wholesome video !
Thank You Margaret, I was looking all over for a Gravy recipe and then remembered that you have tons of recipes, I will be giving it a try today, God Bless 😊🙏
I just love listening to you two converse with each other. Enjoy your wonderful Grandparent's while they are on this earth. I miss mine still and they have been gone awhile.
So far tonight, I've watched her meatloaf recipe, & her secret gravy recipe; they're both just the way I make mine, except I use a little less catsup in my meatloaf! Your Mamaw is a good cook! 🥰
I enjoy the videos, raised in N.C. on a farm, many people don't have any clue what they are missing out on. My Grandmother was a great country cook, miss it so much. Maybe I can enjoy it by learning from your videos. Thanks and have a blessed day.
Wow 😲 loving it 💕 I didn't know your secret ingredient 👍👍 I only knew to add coffee to the skillet after I cooked and removed the ham. The coffee raised up all of the goodie from the skillet. God bless you both and I just found your channel so I'm adding you to my daily prayer list 🙏❤️❤️
Grandparents are so important in children lives they can learn from them this grandmother is full of love and this is what a real grandmother does for her grandchildren
Great job documenting and sharing! Wish I would have been able to video my Grammy make her special dishes. We have most of her recipes but they always seem to lack lack something. Never been sure if it was the brands she bought or her techniques but nothing beats a grandparents home cookin'.
There are so many variabIes that the oId fashioned cooks compensated for that were not in the recipes. Like knowing how bread dough shouId FEEL due to changes in humidity. AIso sometimes the "measuring" was adjusted, too. The brands do make a difference aIso the size of the eggs. Practice makes perfect!! Have fun.
U know you are watching a true made with love cook whenA. They don't measure ANYTHING n B. They always have a secret ingredient. Thank u 4 the receipe mam😊
