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I like grits just plain and simple. But it has to be hot and buttered.
I'm so glad you did.Thought bump this thread for National Grits for Breakfast Day, Sept. 2.
Enjoy!
One of my southern friends told me that not having grits plain means that you have some Yankee in you!I like summihm grits.
One of my southern friends told me that not having grits plain means that you have some Yankee in you!
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned...And never, ever, ever, under any circumstance, commit the mortal sin of putting sugar, honey, syrup, or any other form of sweetener in grits. The only acceptable add in is cheese or butter. If you cannot follow this, just order the hashbrowns.
My mother always put sugar in her grits when I was growing up and I picked up her habit. The first time I ever ate grits in front of the woman I married, I remember she looked at me like I was crazy when I did that at a restaurant we were eating at! Since then, I have never used any sugar in my grits and to be honest, they are better without it.And never, ever, ever, under any circumstance, commit the mortal sin of putting sugar, honey, syrup, or any other form of sweetener in grits. The only acceptable add in is cheese or butter. If you cannot follow this, just order the hashbrowns.
Grits aren't ground corn. They are ground hominy (nixtamalized corn).The current spot price for white corn is about $4.65/Bu. here in Missouri. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds or 896 ounces. $4.65/896 = $0.0052/Oz. You got robbed! Grind it yourself and save $0.40 cents per ounce or $12.80 per bag.
Mom would cook Cream of Wheat a couple of days a week for breakfast just to mix things up. They were pretty good but I preferred her grits.Cream of Wheat was what I had in early life up until I got married.
The wife got me started on grits.