kNOWING THAT RED-EYE GRAVY WAS ONE OF MY HUSBANDS FAVORITES, I WANTED VERY MUCH TO MAKE IT FOR HIM. I HAD ALREADY FRIED THE COUNTRY HAM SO I HAD THE GREASE. I CALLED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WHO HAD WORKED IN RESTRAUNTS FOR YEARS. HE CLEARLY TOLD ME TO FRY THE HAM, KEEPING THE GREASE IN THE PAN. THEN POUR TWO CUPS OF COFFIE INTO THE GREASE.THIS SOUNDED EASY. AFTER I HAD MADE THE GRAVY ALONG WITH THE REST OF BREAKFAST I CALLED MY HUSBAND INTO THE KITCHEN. BY THIS TIME I WAS FEELING RATHER PROUD OF MYSELF.
AS I CLEARLY POINTED OUT THE GRAVY HE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THAT WAS . RED-EYED GRAVY I SAID. IT'S NOT LIKE ANY GRAVY I'VE SEEN AND I'M NOT EATING IT. WONDERING WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE WRONG I CALLED MY BROTHER-IN-LAW BACK EXPLAINING THE ORDEAL. WE WENT BACK THROUGH THE STEPS JUST THE WAY I HAD PREFORMED THEM. STILL EVERYTHING WAS THE SAME. THEN MY BROTHER-IN-LAW ASKED HOW LONG HAD THE COFFIE BEEN MADE? I DIDN'T MAKE THE COFFIE I JUST ADDED 2 CUPS OF GROUNDS!!!!
NO WONDER IT LOOKED LIKE POTTING SOIL!!!!!