Subj : Re: grits
To   : Dale Shipp
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sun Aug 14 2022 04:57:02

-=> Dale Shipp wrote to Jim Weller <=-

 RH> My favorite way to eat grits is with scrambled eggs mixed in. Also
 RH> like them with lots of cheese, prefer cheddar but will take most any.
 RH> Lots of salt, pepper and butter makes them good, also fried up as a
 RH> polenta and served with shrimp. IOW, IMO, grits are good. (G)

 JW> They are completely unknown in Canada. I've had them exactly twice in
 JW> my life, once in Florida when they showed up unannounced beside my
 JW> bacon and eggs at breakfast at a diner, and later on when an echo guy
 JW> mailed me a bag of it. The postage he paid was more than what the
 JW> grits cost in the store! I did not like them at all and ended up using
 JW> them in bread dough.

 DS> I do like grits in moderation.  Your first explosure reminds me of my
 DS> Father.  He hated grits.  For most of his and my young life he lived in
 DS> the southern states.  His pet peeve was that often grits just turned up
 DS> on breakfast plates without him ordering them (which he never would
 DS> have done).

And were often liquid enough that they flowed across the plate and 
contaminated the real food.   Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Corn Meal Mush
 Categories: Five, Vegetables
      Yield: 12 Servings
 
      3 c  Water
  1 1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Corn meal
      1 c  Cold water
 
  Bring 3 cups water and salt to boiling. Add the mixture of
  corn meal to the cold water, stirring constantly; then add
  to the boiling water keep stirring until thickened. Cover.
  Lower heat and cook slowly for 15-20 minutes or longer.
  Pour into a lightly oiled bread pan.
  
  Cover and chill.
  
  Remove from mold after chilling. Cut into slices about
  1/2" thick. Dip in flour and fry on both sides on a
  buttered hot griddle until nicely brown.
  
  This is a very old southern recipe; substitute bacon
  grease for butter and lard for oil for more authentic
  flavor.
  
  UDD Note: Especially good if served with sorghum or
  blackstrap molasses.
  
  Makes 12 servings
  
  From: http://www.mrbreakfast.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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