Recently I had a conversation with mcpapa where he said a Mason County local favorite was transparent pie. I'd never heard of it before so it sounded interesting.

 

 

His wife said she knew someone from Pike County who introduced her to combination meat sandwiches. She had never heard of that before, although it is a staple around here for picnics and such. It is really a sort of spread made from ground baloney, ham, cheese, pickles, mayo, etc. similar to what a lot of folks call ham salad.

 

 

I've read several times about the Goetta (sp) that the NKY folks love to rave about, but I admit I have no idea what it really is.

 

 

Have you folks in other parts of the state ever tried these foods? What local favorites do you eat that maybe the rest of us are unfamiliar with?

I forgot to mention chocolate gravy. It is made to eat with biscuits, but is really more of a chocolate sauce if you will. I know lots of people in Pike County who eat it, sort of a desert for breakfast. I don't know if anyone who lives away from here ever had it or not?

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Recently I had a conversation with mcpapa where he said a Mason County local favorite was transparent pie. I'd never heard of it before so it sounded interesting.

 

 

His wife said she knew someone from Pike County who introduced her to combination meat sandwiches. She had never heard of that before, although it is a staple around here for picnics and such. It is really a sort of spread made from ground baloney, ham, cheese, pickles, mayo, etc. similar to what a lot of folks call ham salad.

 

 

I've read several times about the Goetta (sp) that the NKY folks love to rave about, but I admit I have no idea what it really is.

 

 

Have you folks in other parts of the state ever tried these foods? What local favorites do you eat that maybe the rest of us are unfamiliar with?

Goetta is the only one of those I've heard of. Haven't tried any of them.

I forgot to mention chocolate gravy. It is made to eat with biscuits, but is really more of a chocolate sauce if you will. I know lots of people in Pike County who eat it, sort of a desert for breakfast. I don't know if anyone who lives away from here ever had it or not?

Speaking of gravy, I know I've recieved looks of bewilderment before when speaking about Red Eye Gravy. Also, my Granny puts eggs into her Thanksgiving gravy and most people find that quite odd.

I forgot to mention chocolate gravy. It is made to eat with biscuits, but is really more of a chocolate sauce if you will. I know lots of people in Pike County who eat it, sort of a desert for breakfast. I don't know if anyone who lives away from here ever had it or not?

 

Is it actually chocolate or does that just define the color?

I forgot to mention chocolate gravy. It is made to eat with biscuits, but is really more of a chocolate sauce if you will. I know lots of people in Pike County who eat it, sort of a desert for breakfast. I don't know if anyone who lives away from here ever had it or not?

 

When I was in grade school my best friend's mom use to make chocolate gravy all the time. She was originally from Arkansas.

Is it actually chocolate or does that just define the color?

 

It is actually chocolate, what is really isn't is gravy. Some people eat jelly on biscuits, some people eat honey, some people eat chocolate gravy. It is really good, but the name sounds awful.

Speaking of gravy, I know I've recieved looks of bewilderment before when speaking about Red Eye Gravy. Also, my Granny puts eggs into her Thanksgiving gravy and most people find that quite odd.

Red Eye Gravy, now that is some good stuff too. :banana:

Recently I had a conversation with mcpapa where he said a Mason County local favorite was transparent pie. I'd never heard of it before so it sounded interesting.

 

 

His wife said she knew someone from Pike County who introduced her to combination meat sandwiches. She had never heard of that before, although it is a staple around here for picnics and such. It is really a sort of spread made from ground baloney, ham, cheese, pickles, mayo, etc. similar to what a lot of folks call ham salad.

 

 

I've read several times about the Goetta (sp) that the NKY folks love to rave about, but I admit I have no idea what it really is.

 

 

Have you folks in other parts of the state ever tried these foods? What local favorites do you eat that maybe the rest of us are unfamiliar with?

 

Transparent pie is FANTASTIC. I was introduced to it while helping my brother with some restoration work he was doing down in Germantown. There was a restaurant (I'm clueless as to the name of it) down that way that served it. I'm not a big fan of sweets, but transparent pie is juuuuuust right.

 

I've been eating goetta my whole life. The best way I could think to describe it is as a loose, uncased breakfast sausage. It's made with pork, beef, steel cut pin oats, and spices. Up until Glier's made a successful regional business of selling goetta, I think most every German grandma in greater Cincinnati had her own secret recipe - both of mine did. There are still a good number of butcher shops in greater Cincinnati that still sell their own recipes too.

 

Tusi, if you want to PM me your address, I know a few of the good folks at Glier's. I'll be happy to see about having them send you some. They've gone in with a handful of other local companies to start digging out a niche for shipping their products nationwide: http://www.cincinnatifavorites.com/

It is actually chocolate, what is really isn't is gravy. Some people eat jelly on biscuits, some people eat honey, some people eat chocolate gravy. It is really good, but the name sounds awful.

 

Sounds tasty to me.

Where I grew up, the equivalent of goetta was scrapple. Fairly similar, scrapple is I guess more of a Pennsylvania Dutch thing.

I forgot to mention chocolate gravy. It is made to eat with biscuits, but is really more of a chocolate sauce if you will. I know lots of people in Pike County who eat it, sort of a desert for breakfast. I don't know if anyone who lives away from here ever had it or not?

I'm from Edmonson County and we loved it when Mom would make chocolate gravy for us.

Sounds tasty to me.

 

It is

Are transparent pie and chess pie basically the same thing?

Nothing better than a piece of either IMO!