Perfect Thanksgiving Gravy - No Lumps!

Have you ever cried over gravy? I did. It was the first Thanksgiving dinner I fixed as a married woman and without my Mom's help. My husband and two of his friends (both guys) were coming for dinner. We only had a card table so we spread a table cloth out on the floor and were planning to have Thanksgiving dinner picnic style. Even though it was just the four of us I made the same Thanksgiving menu my mom always made. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, brocolli, rolls, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, and of course gravy.

Everything was turning out perfect until I made the gravy. There were huge lumps of flour in it that I could not get rid of no matter how much I stirred. I called my mom and she admitted that her gravy was often lumpy, that was why she used turkey gravy out of a can. I was shocked. I always thought she made it from scratch. This was Thanksgiving dinner. I had to make it from scratch.

I started to cry over my lumpy gravy thinking I was ruining what was a really good dinner. My husband came in and thought I was crazy. He didn't care that the gravy was lumpy, why should I? Well, it was too late to fix it so I served my lumpy gravy with the rest of the dinner. And what did the guys say? They said it was the best gravy they had ever had! I just shook my head and promised myself I would figure out how to make lump-free gravy.

Fast forward a few years. I still had lumpy gravy and was still searching for the answer when it came to me in the mail. Roth's grocery store sent out a flyer on how to cook a turkey. It had some other recipes too including one for gravy. I tried it out and ta-da, no lumps. I've been using this recipe ever since then and I get tons of complements on my gravy. It is thick and rich and has great turkey flavor. And I no longer cry over my gravy.