Ummm Grits

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Ummm Grits

 

Grits are a staple of the southern breakfast.

Keep those hash browns away from me :-)

 

First of all, grits are nothing more than

coarsely ground dried corn. If you grind it

finely, it is corn meal. Grind it coarsely

and it's grits. Soak it in a mild lye

solution and it's called hominy. I never

tried hominy. Can't figure out why you'd

soak grits in lye.

 

Anyway, there's not too much to cooking

grits. You just pour it in a pot of

boiling water according to the instructions

on the bag or container. You cook it over

medium to low heat stirring as it cooks. If

you don't stir it occasionally it clumps up

and may even stick.

 

There are a lot of things you can do to enhance

the flavor.

 

- My grandmother used to stir in raw eggs

as her grits cooked. It gave it a unique

flavor.

 

 

- Some people add Accent (monosodium glutimate)

to their grits. This is a flavor enhancer and

it does add a lot to the flavor.

 

- Others just add a pat of butter and sprinkle

a little salt and pepper on their grits.

 

There is no wrong way to fix grits. It's just

a filler to go along with your bacon and eggs.

Grits sort of takes on the flavor of whatever

you eat it with. If you eat it by itself, it

just tastes a little " gritty. "

 

 

 

 

Language is an expression of thought. Everytime you speak, your mind is on

Parade

Mark 12: 30,31

 

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