Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 15:13:28 -0600 From: Miriam Meyers Subject: Re: Red eye gravy -Reply It's especially good when made from country ham scrapings; I pour out the drippings, deglaze the pan with strong coffee. (Country ham is DEFINITELY an acquired taste.) Miriam Meyers (native of Georgia, eating Southern food increasingly to get through Minnesota winters)