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Old 08-10-2020, 08:34 AM
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Originally Posted by GOLFER54 View Post
Gravy or Sauce ? In my Sicilian home, from Long Island, we said that sauce was put on pasta and gravy was put on mash potatoes, in pot roast, on turkey and used in many other recipes. But I have heard that gravy was referred to sauce on pasta also.
It was always sauce for the pasta and gravy for the meat. I'm from NJ, and that is a constant sore point for many. I always refer to the supermarket. There's no such thing on the shelves as Tomato Gravy!