Virginia

• Country Ham with Red-Eye Gravy

  A quarter-inch slice of dry-cured Virginia ham fried until its edges buckle, and the brown crust left in the pan loosened with hot black coffee into a thin, salty, bitter gravy.

  Total

  20 min

  Serves

  4

  Calories

  296 per serving

• Spoonbread

  White cornmeal scalded into a mush, slackened with milk and eggs and baked in a buttered dish until it rises, cracks and has to be served with a spoon because it will not hold a slice.

  Total

  55 min

  Serves

  6

  Calories

  244 per serving

• Virginia Oyster Stew

  Oysters cooked in their own liquor only until the edges ruffle, dropped into milk warmed with country ham and onion, and salted at the very end so they stay tender.

  Total

  35 min

  Serves

  4

  Calories

  482 per serving

• Virginia Peanut Soup

  Onion and celery softened in butter, thickened with flour, loosened with chicken stock and ground roasted peanuts, then pushed through a sieve until it pours like cream.

  Total

  55 min

  Serves

  6

  Calories

  388 per serving

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