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American:  Would you care for some biscuits and gravy?

Englishman:  You put gravy on your biscuits?  That doesn't sound very appetizing.

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Thursday, March 08, 2007 7:36:41 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
However gravy on scones sounds much more appetizing.
Friday, March 09, 2007 9:29:50 PM (Central Standard Time, UTC-06:00)
In my household, sausage gravy on buttermilk biscuits has long
been referred to as cookies and sauce. We don't make redeye gravy
with coffee as an ingredient, but I have made slanteye gravy
using Asian garlic pork sausage.
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