Mrs McCourys Biscuits

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Del McCourys wife Jean makes better biscuits than any other living musician, or their spouse.

 

Now you know.

What kind of biscuits? Sweet biscuits, drop biscuits, rolled biscuits, buttermilk biscuits?

 

In Australia they call cookies biscuits.

Now you know.

First time I done saw del and the boys was in a church in Escondido.

seems to b that the crafty ol' preacher man who ran the place had convinced del to b born again some years ago at a recording session by using the simple reasoning that even ol' scratch was acquainted with the son of God but acceptin' him into your heart as lord and savior was a different story.

apparently that folksy logic was more than mr. Del could deny and he converted on the spot.

funny thing is after some years transpirin' that preacher man started feeling a little uneasy bout the whole notion of denominational religerizin. 

Hear tell he's still preachin' the word and such but that he ain't so hung up bout most of the particulars no more.

and ol' Del?

well he's just still smilin!

>>>>>>What kind of biscuits? Sweet biscuits, drop biscuits, rolled biscuits, buttermilk biscuits?

 

They call them Granny Jane's Tennessee Biscuits.  They're buttermilk.

 

 

>>>>>>>In Australia they call cookies biscuits.

I seriously just finished a packet of Tim Tams.

 

Mmm mmm, as fluffy milky as the first butter of spring from a prize winning Tennessee dairy cow.

lawdy!

I wonder what they call biscuits in Australia since that's what they call cookies.

I do like a good biscuit

Cornbread too.

If I was in prison I might give it up on cornbread night.

Furious E's work on this thread is ZOTY-worthy.

Everyone please take note.

>>>>>Furious E's work on this thread is ZOTY-worthy.

 

I feel like this is Brian D's year.

Now it's plain to anyone with working taste buds fortunate enough to consume Mrs McCoury's biscuits that she's using some type of secret ingredient u just don't find at any old Waffle House, Cracker Barrel or run of the mill eaterin' establishment.

some say it's lard, others, a smidgen of pure Tennessee honey.

truth b told there's a heapin helpin of good ol' fashion southren hospitality in every bite as pretty and welcomin' as a mandolin being strummed on a Sunday morning. (After church of course wink)

​yes'em!

The kind of biscuits you want after an all night barn dance.  Mrs McCourys Biscuits stick to your ribs.  Them's good Biscuits.

I  bet they are delightful and that they are fabulous hosts.

Cut in cold butter or STFU.

Natalie McMaster (the world's most phenomenal fiddler) from Cape Briton has a bunch of cool recipes on her web site, including Chocolate Biscuits.

http://www.nataliemacmaster.com/

http://www.nataliemacmaster.com/recipes.htm

http://www.nataliemacmaster.com/recipes/recipe42.htm

Natalie MacMaster & Band April 25 2013 Burlington Arts Center Encore song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTbwmnkCSeM

 

 

 

 

>>>If I was in prison I might give it up on cornbread night.

Prison cornbread aint all it's cracked up to be.

I thought the thread title was an euphemism.

Or maybe an instrumental title.

I like her biscuits in my gravy

 

 

Jalapeno and cheddar biscuits with sausage gravy is on the menu for tomorrow morning.

'Where did you get a sample?   Did you go see the McCoury's when you were living in Pennsyltucky?

"well he's just still smilin!"

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Best smile in show business.

Well I'm sure by now some of y'all r reckonin' y u ain't heard bout these marvelous biscuits till now if they're such the Tennessee bee's knees.

reason fir that is rumoured to b that the outrageous quality of these biscuits is bit of a bone of contention round the ol' McCoury homestead.

Even though that marital tussle has long been smoothed over like a dab of dapper Dan applied to a stubborn cowlick, the story goes something like this:

u see, the biscuits were widely circulated at the very first Del fest and they created such a stir among the attendees that some folks dared to suggest that they were responsible for more of the grinnin' than any of the top notch pickin' that took place at the festival.

He'd deny it when questioned, but I guess that nicked papa Del's pride some and they became more of a family secret after that.

don't u worry none about mr and Mrs Del's relations though.

those 2 were getting along better than 2 squirrels in a maple tree in no time at all.

boy howdy!

>>>>>'Where did you get a sample?   

At the Ole McCoury Homestead back in aught four.  

 

>>>>>>>Did you go see the McCoury's when you were living in Pennsyltucky

Yes.  Took the family for a long weekend.  The most gracious wonderful hosts ever.

>>>>>u see, the biscuits were widely circulated at the very first Del fest and they created such a stir among the attendees that some folks dared to suggest that they were responsible for more of the grinnin' than any of the top notch pickin' that took place at the festival.

 

There's a reason they don't serve them at funerals.  It happened once at Aunt Idamays funeral.  Everybody had some biscuits and everybody forgot about Idamay.  They had to come back the next day to close the casket and bury her; may God rest her soul.