![]() New Mexico doesn’t have a storied biscuit tradition so you’ll excuse us if we do whomp biscuit cans on the kitchen counter. Patriotic Themed Restaurant Specializing in Biscuits More loving and lasting memories are created during family meals–especially the quintessential Sunday Supper where biscuits are served–than virtually any other event. In the South, dining is synonymous with family and friends getting together to share great food and warm conviviality. A hot biscuit embodies a memory of place and family.” Her heartfelt tribute to the biscuit is one with which anyone raised or who has lived in the South can relate. Southerner Belinda Ellis, author of Biscuits: A Savor the South Cookbook expresses it succinctly: “ I learned that deep in the soul of a biscuit, there’s more than the flour, fat, and milk. “Whomping” or “whacking” biscuit cans on the kitchen counter to open them is akin to parents letting their children answer their Memaw with “yeah” and “nope” instead of “Yes, ma’am,” and “No, ma’am.” It just isn’t done! Southerners take their biscuits seriously. No wonder the divorce rate is so high.” There’s more than a bit of underlying truth to Clower’s humor. ![]() Whomp! Another poor man is being denied homemade biscuits. Southern humorist Jerry Clower once quipped “ One of the saddest things is the sound of them whomp biscuits being opened in more and more houses these days. ![]() Additionally, there are a number of Stripes Burrito Co. can still be found at 8050 Academy Rd NE # 101. NOTE: While the Gibson location of Strips Biscuit Co. ![]() on Gibson just west of San Pedro in Albuquerque ![]()
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