[Eastbound]

"Either siscuits and gravy or scrambled eggs, ham and hash browns with white toast. What else is there?"

Happy New Year, Sam and AntiJen and all.

What else is there? Why, grits and redeye of course! :) I cut the ham about 5/8ths of an inch thick and put a lid over it while it fries. Tender and great-tasting ham steak.

[Valin]

grits! No No No. We have a firm policy never eat anything that's been socked in lye.
Tell you what I hereby give you my share of the worlds grits.

[SAMWolf]

LOL! I just knew someone was gonna mention grits! I tried them but never acquired the taste. But I could almost live an biscuits and sausage gravy.

[jokar]

Red-Eye Gravy

This flavorful ham gravy contains no flour, so lumps are never a problem.

5 or 6 slices of Country Ham (about ¼" thick)
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar, firmly packed
½ cup strong black coffee
Dash of salt
Slash the edges of the ham slices so they won't curl up while they're cooking.
Over medium to low heat, sauté the ham in the butter, turning frequently to lightly brown both sides of each slice.
Remove the ham from the pan and keep warm.
Over low heat, stir the brown sugar into the pan juices,
stirring constantly until it dissolves.
Stir in the coffee and simmer for 4 or 5 minutes.
Makes 5 or 6 servings. I've heard good things about Red-Eye Gravy made with Coca-Cola, but I've never tried it, myself. You omit the brown sugar and coffee altogether, and substitute ½ cup of Coke.

credit to:
http://www.texascooking.com/features/oct2000plm.htm

[Jen]

Grits and redeye gravy! Oh yeah, now Sam's breakfast is complete.