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Can we talk about the fight over my grandma's gravy recipe?
My cousin and I got into it last Thanksgiving over her gravy. She said grandma used a roux, I said it was cornstarch because I watched her make it in 2018. My aunt backed me up, but then my mom pulled out grandma's old recipe card from 1975. It had BOTH methods on it with notes crossed out. My cousin still wouldn't admit she was wrong. Has anyone else had a family recipe turn into a full on argument like that?
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lisa58d ago
Honestly, aren't family recipes just a landmine waiting to go off? Tbh, your grandma probably used whatever she had on hand that day, both are legit ways to thicken gravy. Ngl, I'd be way more suspicious if someone had a perfect, unchanging recipe they never messed with. The fact yours had crossed out notes just proves she was tweaking it over time like a real cook. Your cousin is just being stubborn, everyone knows grandma's cooking was more about feel than some strict formula.
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bennett.patricia7d ago
That article I read about how Italian nonnas actually cook by "a little of this, a little of that" really rings true here. Grandma's crossed out notes are practically proof she was dialing in the flavors each time she made it (which is how real cooking works). Your cousin's fighting for a "perfect" version that probably never existed in the first place, honestly.
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benc535h ago
Honestly, are family recipes really worth this much fighting? Seems like a lot of drama over some crossed out notes and gravy thickness. Let them argue, just enjoy whatever version ends up on the table.
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