"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
om...
> jmcquown wrote:
>> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message
>> om...
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>> > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Help!
>>>>> My Mom passed away 3 years ago and I haven't had a good gravy
>>>>> since.My sister trys,but her gravy is like glue and is bitter to
>>>>> the point I can't even eat it.
>>>>> I told her to give up!
>>>>> Wish we had a good old cook book from Naples to help her.
>>>>> She can read! LOL!
>>>>> Thanks-
>>>>> Tony
>>>>
>>>> What kind of gravy do you want? Gravy of all kinds is easy to make
>>>> and I've never had bitter gravy.
>>>
>>> Sounds like he's looking for tomato sauce.
>
>> Yes, in Italy they call tomato sauce "gravy".
>
> I grew up with many Italians, I know that. Some people called it
> spaghetti sauce. I only said tomato sauce so people would know
> we weren't talking roast beef gravy or anything.
>
> I don't have the energy to post any recipe for the OP. For the
> bitterness I've known Italians who'd add a carrot and take it out
> when it was done. Pork chops/necks/ribs will give a good flavor
> to the sauce. I don't know what the sister is doing so who knows.
>
> I say it's time for Tony to make the sauce since he doesn't like
> what he's getting.

I've never had bitter sauce. But if it tastes too acidy, a squirt of lemon
juice will fix it.