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Sausage gravy is made from the pan drippings leftover from frying sausage, then the sausage is crumbled into the gravy and served over hot biscuits.
1 pound hot sausage
1/2 cup flour
11/4 cups milk
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
In a 10-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat, cook crumbled sausage until done, about 8 minutes. Remove from [...]

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This gravy (or a slight variation thereof) is the traditional accompaniment to fried chicken throughout the South. In Maryland, the gravy is served poured over the chicken; elsewhere, it is served on the side, usually over rice.
Yield: 4 servings
2 tablespoons pan drippings
2 tablespoons flour or cornmeal
2 cups light cream or half and half
Poultry seasoning  and [...]

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Lemon-Dill Mayonnaise

This sauce is great on crab cakes, catfish or with fried oysters.

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon fresh dill, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
In a small bowl, whisk together ingredients until blended.
© 2001 Rick McDaniel

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Remoulade Sauce

This is a quick and easy version of a New Orleans favorite.
1 pint mayonnaise
2 tablespoons Creole mustard
2  tablespoons grated onion
3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon white wine Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
Mix  ingredients well. Makes 21/4 cups sauce. Serve [...]

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Jezebel Sauce

I get a lot of requests for the history of this sauce, and I’m sorry to say that after years of trying, I am no closer to figuring out where it came from.
You find it in cookbooks from Louisiana back to the 1950s at least, and it probably goes back farther than that.
Jezebel sauce can [...]

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A great way to start the day-serve over hot biscuits
Ingredients
1 lb. hot sausage
1/2 cup flour
11/4 cup milk1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black peppe
Crumble sausage in pan. Cook until done, about 8 minutes. Remove from heat and drain on paper. Reserve 8 tablespoons of fat. Put fat back on high heat and add flour, salt and pepper. [...]

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The traditional accompaniment to country ham. Part of a well-balanced Southern Breakfast!
Add water (or black coffee) to fried ham drippings in a [...]

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Yield: 5 pints
2 pounds small fresh okra
5 small hot peppers
5 cloves garlic, peeled
5 teaspoons dill seed
5 teaspoons celery seed
3 cups white vinegar
3 cups water
1/3 cup pickling salt
1/4 cup sugar
Wash okra in cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
Using manufacturer’s directions, sterilize five one-pint canning jars along with lids and rings.
Pack okra in jars, alternating [...]

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You’ll find a jar of these on the counter of every country store, filling station and “Beer Joint” in the South. These are the real thing, spicy and sour!
24 eggs
6 cups Cider vinegar
2 tablespoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon Whole allspice
1/2 tablespoon Mace
1/2 tablespoon Coriander seeds
1/2 tablespoon Cardamon seeds
1/2 tablespoon Cloves
10 Small hot red peppers
3 tablespoons [...]

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Hot Pepper Jelly

This Southern classic is great served with country ham or green beans.
1/2 cup Hot Red Chiles, seeded and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Hot green chiles, seeded and coarsely chopped
1 cup Chopped onion
1 1/2 cup Vinegar
5 cups Sugar
2 Pouches liquid pectin
PLACE THE HOT CHILES, onion and vinegar in a food processor or blender. [...]

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