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America's Melting Pot
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Frontier & Expansion - Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country cooks and food communities connected to gravies and savory sauces.
Chocolate Gravy is a condiment with real American table personality: Appalachian/Southern breakfast sauce for biscuits. It brings flavor from Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country to cookouts, counters, lunch plates, potlucks, and weeknight suppers.
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Difficulty
Easy
Prep time
10 minutes
Cook time
15 minutes
Total time
25 minutes
Servings
About 3 cups
Region
Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country
Era introduced
Frontier & Expansion
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Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country cooks and food communities connected to gravies and savory sauces.
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Chocolate Gravy proves that the little things on the table can carry a lot of American character. Appalachian/Southern breakfast sauce for biscuits. Across Appalachia and Pennsylvania Dutch country, recipes like this help define the meal: brightening sandwiches, dressing salads, crowning burgers, spooning over biscuits, or turning a simple spread into something people remember. It is practical, proud, and built for the kind of generous table where a sauce, jam, relish, pickle, dip, or dressing can steal the show.
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