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On 12/20/2024 3:00 AM, Bruce wrote:

Gravy sounds like something from just
after WW2 to me.

Food history not in your pwecious AI banks is it?

Your dearth of contextual knowledge, coupled with snarky deceptions,
offends me.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3GWstpb3bj4?feature=share

Bulldog Gravy from 1930s Appalachia

Coal, as an Auztard you should know coal.

Anywho:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/history-plate-why-world-loves-163512380.html

The gravy from our auntiesrCO and mamasrCO kitchens has gone through an evolution that started in Europe, made its way to lumber mills, and has
now become a breakfast staple.

Gravy has been around for centuries, with the earliest mention in The
Forme of Cury, a collection of medieval English recipes from 1390. This
one recipe has the name rCLChykens in Gravey.rCY The gravy in Medieval times came from the fat drippings of meat thatrCOs more akin to todayrCOs au jus, according to Encyclopedia.com.

Gravy also has different meanings to different people.

To Italians, gravy can mean spaghetti sauce. One story says that in
1902, an Italian woman called her sauce rCLgravyrCY in a New York newspaper, and thatrCOs how the phrase started. Some historians speculate that
Italians started using the term gravy to better assimilate into America.

That use of the phrase may have taken off during rCLThe Sopranos,rCY
arguably the greatest-ever TV show. In one scene set in Artie BuccorCOs restaurant, Vito Spatafore turns to mob boss Tony Soprano and says
without irony, rCLgravyrCOs good tonight.rCY That one line spawned online debate on the proper term.

In England, Ireland, and the British commonwealth countries, gravy
refers to meat drippings flavored with bouillon, herbs, spices, and condiments, with little to no flour. This popular onion gravy recipe
works well with bangers and mash, for example.

In Africa, yourCOll see the term gravy associated with several dishes that
use vegetables like onion and tomatoes to build the sauce. Those dishes include the delicious Liberian Chicken Gravy and Ghanian Gravy.




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