The Ten Commandments of Grits

All Things Southern ^ | 8/3/05 | Unknown

[mafree]

1. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.

2. Thou shalt not eat Cream of Wheat and call it Grits; for this is blasphemy.

3. Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's Grits.

4. Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits.

5. Thou shalt not eat Instant Grits.

6. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.

7. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.

8. Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.

9. Thou shalt not put sugar on thy Grits either.

10. Thou shalt not put sugar or syrup on thy Grits

[mafree]

As the Yankee daughter of a Southern mother I do put sugar on my grits (ducking)

[Texagirl4W]

GRITS = Girls Raised In The South <; )

[jbwbubba]

Black pepper is always good on grits

[leadpenny]

What's a grit?

[JimWforBush]

"Are those magic grits"

[gljones]

I love my grits!!! especially with butter, salt and pepper and sometimes cheese *yum yum*

[Cecily]

"4. Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits."

What about red eye gravy? My mother loves it on grits.

Instant grits are okay in a pinch.


I would never put sugar on grits, but brown sugar is good on Cream of Wheat.

[SoDak]

Grits, as a subject, has been coming up a lot lately.

[PaulaB]

We were JUST talking about this the other day!!!! ;)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

4. Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits.

Piffle!

Crushed red pepper or hot sauce is also acceptable. So is red-eye gravy.

[rickmichaels]

The Ten Commandments of Grits

Number 11: All earnings belong to us.

(Canadian FReepers will know what I'm talking about.)

[decal]

To paraphrase Dr Johnson,"Grits should be well cooked, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing."

[RipSawyer]

What's a grit? >>>>>>>>>>

A tabloid newspaper that used to be hawked door to door by schoolboys, I haven't seen a copy of The Grit in many years.

[chesley]

I like sawmill or red-eye gravy on mine.

I don't know about elsewhere, but in Birmingham some of the better restaurants are featuring gourmet dishes incorporating grits. I've tried some, and they're not bad, not bad, at all.

[leadpenny]

I sold Grit one summer. Made a dime a copy as I remember.

[aomagrat]

The best way to eat grits is to take grits, a couple of over easy eggs, a couple strips of bacon crumbled up, and mix it all together. Salt and pepper to taste, then spread the mixture on buttered toast. That's good eatin'!

[Montfort]

I like salt, pepper, butter ANd sugar on grits, and sometimes even add milk. And I will eat instant grits.

Precious few restaurants know how to make good grits, so instant grits can actually be better than some restaurant grits.

Don't even get me started on how bad most oatmeal is. The key to good oatmeal is butter added while it is still cooking.

[chesley]

Instant grits OK in a pinch? Surely you will be punished for that thought!!!

[leadpenny]

Wait a minute. It cost a dime. I made four cents.

[peacebaby]

did someone say GRITS?

Thou shalt use tomatoes as topping, if thou wishes.

Thou might also use blue cheese for grits if thou art serving up a mess of quail.