Thread: American biscuits and gravy

Originally Posted by aging one

actually I do have a clue, the pioneers coming west really only had dried foods and flour. The key was the bean as you see above. When cooked if you have a hunk of bread to sop it up with it goes a lot further. So a simple bread was made of flour, baking powder, and a little salt. Cooked in a frying pan over the fire. Now my guess one day some clever pioneer said it reminded him of a plain biscuit. And their it began. I would imagine the cooks figured out if they made it better and with a little more water it could sop up more beans.

Thats the best I can do, and it took a beer and a trip to my balcony to come up with it.

Its actually called Damper then.

Originally Posted by aging one

So a simple bread was made of flour, baking powder, and a little salt. Cooked in a frying pan over the fire.

Same, same. But I use the oven.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

You'll be needing another beer to encourage the ole grey matter...

It seems from my limited internet research that you fellas make cheeseburgers in a scone. What's all that about then???

Is that a PanCake under the top layer of scone ?

Originally Posted by aging one

the pioneers coming west really only had dried foods and flour. The key was the bean as you see above. When cooked if you have a hunk of bread to sop it up with it goes a lot further. So a simple bread was made of flour, baking powder, and a little salt.

Aha, now I get ya, Cookies are Biscuits, Biscuits are Yorkshire Puddings !!!!!

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

You'll be needing another beer to encourage the ole grey matter... It seems from my limited internet research that you fellas make cheeseburgers in a scone. What's all that about then???

Oh boy here we go again!! That is an Egg McMuffin, made with cheese eggs of your choice a sausage ham or bacon I believe on " An English Muffin". Which I believe is another type of scone but flatter and wider. This one we do eat for breakfast, jam, butter, marmalade whatever.

Sorry for the hijack Hilly, but boy its getting hits and fun.

Originally Posted by Fondles

Is that a PanCake under the top layer of scone ?

Heathen. It's a bladdy egg McMuffin. No connection to a biscuit and gravy breakfast. You folks have muffins or you have some quaint used in the commonwealth only name for them as well.



edit. AO beat me too it.

WTF is a cheese egg ?

Actually looking at it Iam reminded off days gone by when we used to go camping and mum used to cooked powdered eggs.

It's not a muffin. This is an egg McMuffin



This is a sausage and egg biscuit, only served in the US.

^ No that's a bacon and egg McMuffin

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

... and that is a twat.

During a stay in the deep south of the States, I became quite a fan of grits..or greeeeeeeeets as the locals would have them..



Biscuits were ok..like a savoury scone but not as stodgy.

Originally Posted by HollyGoodhead

This is a sausage and egg biscuit, only served in the US.

Thank fuck for that.

Originally Posted by aging one

Egg McMuffin

& that is a great US creation when it's in a breakfast muffin, but it should never be seen in a scone, as my good countrywoman Holly has ably pointed out.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

During a stay in the deep south of the States, I became quite a fan of grits..or greeeeeeeeets as the locals would have them..

Slaps, that's a poor version of breakfast porridge, mate, lovely with a bit of fruit.



Look at how our American brothers and sisters abuse it (they try and turn it into a fried breakfast) Yuck.

Firstly, they abused scones by sticking sausage and egg inside. Now they're abusing porridge by adding sausages and eggs. Sick folk...

Put those grits spread out on a plate and cover them with sausage gravey would make a great breakfast along with two or three hot biscuts and butter.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

During a stay in the deep south of the States, I became quite a fan of grits..or greeeeeeeeets as the locals would have them..



Biscuits were ok..like a savoury scone but not as stodgy.

Grits with stewed tomatoes alongside some fried fish fillets.....MMMMMM.

I miss grits.

Most folks know it as "SOS"

For the none Yanks, that is 'shit on a shingle'.

shit on a shingle is not chipped beef on toast? with a shit cream gravy? Whats grits got to do with it?

Originally Posted by aging one

shit on a shingle is not chipped beef on toast? with a shit cream gravy? Whats grits got to do with it?

Right. Chipped beef or ground beef with a cream gravy over toast. One of those dishes best left in the nostalgic past.

Them thar "biscuits" - sorta like a poor man's bushies' damper only smaller.
Mix 'er up, dump it in the ashes, let it cook for a while. Take it out, break it open. Slice into slabs, slather on the butter and plum jam. All washed down with a chipped enamel mug full of billy tea. Swing the billy round your head to get the tealeaves settled on the bottom then into the mug.
Thats it cobber!

I'm sure a lot's been said on the subject but the truth is what the yanks call biscuits are actually scones and best with strawberry jam and cream and a nice cuppa tea, not gravy.
What next? Mayonaise on chips?

Originally Posted by Koojo

What next? Mayonaise on chips?

and ????

Originally Posted by Koojo

what the yanks call biscuits are actually scones

They are much more savory than scones. No sugar.


Those biscuits hillbilly made are cat head biscuits. Not made with a cutter.
Just like home.

Originally Posted by Koojo

Mayonaise on chips?

If its Tuesday it must be Belgium.

MMM!! Biscuits and gravy.