tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post114757491204800466..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Unbeknownst to them, Yankees eat gritssagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1148841879472547102006-05-28T14:44:00.000-04:002006-05-28T14:44:00.000-04:00Neat trivia tidbits.Neat trivia tidbits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1148084509448217192006-05-19T20:21:00.000-04:002006-05-19T20:21:00.000-04:00I have no idea what grits are... I'm Canadian! It...I have no idea what grits are... I'm Canadian! It sounds like cream of wheat, no?<BR/><BR/>Happy Friday! Michele sent me by today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147794952282699922006-05-16T11:55:00.000-04:002006-05-16T11:55:00.000-04:00I was shocked when I went to John C. Campbell Folk...I was shocked when I went to John C. Campbell Folk School and they served the grits with brown sugar and raisins, like oatmeal. Can't remember if I tried them that way. Probably not when there was cheese available. I love, love, love cheese grits. Grits are best with savory ingredients - garlic is wonderful. If grits seem too redneck for you, just call them polenta and you'll be with the in crowd. Instant grits are awful and plain grits are a waste of good eatin'. I like yellow grits myself.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13607467794651542046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147788371879529482006-05-16T10:06:00.000-04:002006-05-16T10:06:00.000-04:00Never knew that but will be sure to add that to my...Never knew that but will be sure to add that to my ever growing repotire of sorta useful information I can pass on to other people<BR/><BR/>In other words, this is the kind of thing that I will remember<BR/><BR/>I like grits but I'm Southern at heart. And can speak Southern well ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147777030377362202006-05-16T06:57:00.000-04:002006-05-16T06:57:00.000-04:00Deana--I'd expect a tarheel like to like girts! b...Deana--I'd expect a tarheel like to like girts! but I have to admit, I don't put sugar on 'em (nor do I put it in tea).<BR/><BR/>Nunzia, Welcome to my site! Educating Yankees is one of my passions.<BR/><BR/>Kenju, I haven't had grits and shrimp and not only am I from NC, I'm from the coast... I'll have to look up some in August, know anywhere along the SE coast that serves them at way? Or have a recipe?<BR/><BR/>Tim, my philosophy is if I leave you a little hungry, you'll want to come back!<BR/><BR/>Pat, welcome to my site. Interesting poetry you write.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147732900995909162006-05-15T18:41:00.000-04:002006-05-15T18:41:00.000-04:00Never met a grit I didn't like, instant only if yo...Never met a grit I didn't like, instant only if you have to. Didn't know grits and cornflakes were first cousins though. Interesting trivia!!Pat Paulkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673667238840127360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147724621312579612006-05-15T16:23:00.000-04:002006-05-15T16:23:00.000-04:00You made me hungry by the end of your post!You made me hungry by the end of your post!Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147723594738792582006-05-15T16:06:00.000-04:002006-05-15T16:06:00.000-04:00My neighbor gave me a recipe for grits with garlic...My neighbor gave me a recipe for grits with garlic cheese and I could eat a bushel of it. YUM! Have you had shrimp and grits? A NC delicacy!kenjuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342414519714356343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147709747957372512006-05-15T12:15:00.000-04:002006-05-15T12:15:00.000-04:00haha i didnt know that! and I'm a "yankee" :) than...haha i didnt know that! and I'm a "yankee" :) thanks for the education!Nunziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201789717250578040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147705232564146312006-05-15T11:00:00.000-04:002006-05-15T11:00:00.000-04:00I had no idea!I love grits but I really love mine ...I had no idea!<BR/><BR/>I love grits but I really love mine with sugar and butter......delicious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147703312208764022006-05-15T10:28:00.000-04:002006-05-15T10:28:00.000-04:00Ed, the cheese and peppers (and bacon if you like)...Ed, the cheese and peppers (and bacon if you like) do make grits okay to eat... As a kid, my mother would cook an egg over easy, mix it in with her grits and pour coffee over it and eat it with toast... That's how I started drinking coffee so young.<BR/><BR/>Mallory, sorry to shatter your illusions about cornflakes (pressed grits).<BR/><BR/>Murf, I don't mind Cream of Wheat with milk and honey. And I love V8 juice (almost as much as plain tomato juice).<BR/><BR/>Ed, you don't know what your missing!sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147702753621787452006-05-15T10:19:00.000-04:002006-05-15T10:19:00.000-04:00Murf - You can add V8 to the same category as crea...Murf - You can add V8 to the same category as cream of bleak!Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147700639328564042006-05-15T09:43:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:43:00.000-04:00Damn, and all this time I thought I was a good Yan...Damn, and all this time I thought I was a good Yankee! Its hard when all your self perceptions on crushed on the anvil of reality, along witht the corn flakiesmalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147699495002573652006-05-15T09:24:00.000-04:002006-05-15T09:24:00.000-04:00I'm a yankee but I sure love my cheesy jalepeno gr...I'm a yankee but I sure love my cheesy jalepeno grits. I have yet to try making them but I think I'm going to have to learn. My trips to the south aren't as often as they used to be these days.<BR/><BR/>Cream of wheat = yuck. I call it cream of bleak because the world would have to pretty bleak for me to want to eat a bowl of that stuff. I'd rather go hungry.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147692341468808012006-05-15T07:25:00.000-04:002006-05-15T07:25:00.000-04:00Daydreamer, My Cousin Vinny was classic!Rashbre, I...Daydreamer, My Cousin Vinny was classic!<BR/><BR/>Rashbre, If you can't find grits, just eat cornflakes! As for Crackerbarrels, you can find in my index my rant about their faux-country.<BR/><BR/>Dawn, you may not be "southern" but you spent some of your formative years down there--in Florida and the lesser of the Carolinas, didn't you?<BR/><BR/>V--got to try 'em. Try to find a Shoney's out there, they'll have 'em.<BR/><BR/>Murf, I'm actually more of an oatmeal guy. Cream of wheat has less taste than plain grits.<BR/><BR/>Appalachianist: Good to see the army is giving you some freedom! Since I drink unsweeten tea, like folks in New Orleans (One part of the south where they drink it that way), I have no problem up here.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147661973742718622006-05-14T22:59:00.000-04:002006-05-14T22:59:00.000-04:00Now, I'm born and raised in the South. I'm a South...Now, I'm born and raised in the South. I'm a Southern Patriot, buy, call me a heathen, I don't like grits all tht much. When I eat them, I eat them with Sugar and Butter. It would be nice to have some plain ice tea.Hill Billy Ravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03704562883204427129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147635357823609152006-05-14T15:35:00.000-04:002006-05-14T15:35:00.000-04:00I've always been curious about grits. Never knew ...I've always been curious about grits. Never knew I've had them before. Thanks for dropping some knowledge on us non-Southerners.vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308061674357594371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147615688747627632006-05-14T10:08:00.000-04:002006-05-14T10:08:00.000-04:00I love grits (and I'm not even a southern girl!). ...I love grits (and I'm not even a southern girl!). Butter, salt & pepper, some grated cheese...yum. Now my mouth is watering!dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10317162641530057285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147610265929110372006-05-14T08:37:00.000-04:002006-05-14T08:37:00.000-04:00As an English person, grits are not so easy to fin...As an English person, grits are not so easy to find. <BR/><BR/>However, I've tried them in Atlanta and South Carolina and I don't really think I 'get' them. Maybe the trick is to add all of these other things to them.<BR/><BR/>I do like the Cracker Barrel stores spread around the south and they also include grits in amongst their various offerings.<BR/><BR/>Hmm - I need to visit!<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://rashbre2.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">rashbre</A>rashbrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138427049001650099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-1147599035359752562006-05-14T05:30:00.000-04:002006-05-14T05:30:00.000-04:00Sharp cheddar, yes....hot peppers, no. More like b...Sharp cheddar, yes....hot peppers, no. More like bacon :) Remember in the movie <I>My Cousin Vinny</I> when the guy says, 'no self-respecting southerner eats <I>instant</I> grits!' Lol, so true :)Daydreamer of Ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252522799288629118noreply@blogger.com