Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Sawmill Gravy

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup fried meat grease
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 sausage patty, cooked and crumbled
• 1/4 cup bacon bits
• 2 cups milk
• Salt
• Coarsely-ground pepper

Instructions

1. After frying bacon, ham or chicken, pour off fat and measure 1/4 cup drippings. Place back in pan and add flour. Stir until blended.
2. Add milk and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until bubbling and thick.
3. Season to taste with salt and coarse ground pepper.
4. Add crumbled sausage and bacon bits. Stir well.