Country Fried Ham with Red-Eye Gravy

Ingredients

• 1/4 inch thick ham slices
• milk
• 1 cup strong black coffee
• pepper

Directions

1. 1

   Soak ham in milk overnight.

2. 2

   The next morning, wipe ham with paper towels.

3. 3

   Put just enough ham fat into skillet to keep ham from sticking.

4. 4

   Have skillet hot, not too hot.

5. 5

   Slowly brown ham evenly on both sides.

6. 6

   When done, remove to hot platter.

7. 7

   For the gravy, add the coffee to ham drippings in skillet, sprinkle with a bit of pepper and let come to a boil.

8. 8

   Stir well and serve piping hot with biscuits.