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It's no holiday without the cheese grits
St. Petersburg Times ^
| November 27, 2003
| COLLEEN JENKINS
Posted on 11/27/2003 5:00:56 AM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: Cincinatus' Wife
"Thing is, I have never met anyone else who includes this dish as part of the Thanksgiving meal." Well, not Thanksgiving---but Christmas. And yes---YYUUUMMMM!!!!
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Are cheese grits part of your dinner today?
(my dad would anounce that I was going for more stuffing as well!)
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:09:20 AM PST
by
netmilsmom
(Proudly, A painful wart on the big toe of progress--No gay marriage!)
To: Cincinatus' Wife
I made grits casserole at the company Thanksgiving lunch and was amazed at how many had never had or heard of such a thing. I told the yankees it was polenta.
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:13:13 AM PST
by
doodad
To: netmilsmom
No I've never heard of cheese grits. But it made me think about the different traditions that tighten families ties together during the holidays.
To: Wonder Warthog; doodad; All
I see the author's family isn't alone with their love of cheese grits. I didn't think they would be.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone.
To: Cincinatus' Wife
Yankees can find more ways to screw up grits. You can always tell when they've had a hand in it - the recipe begins "Take one packet of instant grits"......
To: Leroy S. Mort
ROFLMAO
To: Cincinatus' Wife
We have "Texas grits".
Cheese grits, peppers, sausage, and other wonderful stuff all put together... MMMMM!
~ Happy Thanksgiving ~
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:25:14 AM PST
by
4mycountry
(I don't approve of political jokes.... too many of them get elected.)
To: Leroy S. Mort; cajun-jack
To: 4mycountry
Bump!
To: Leroy S. Mort
Instant grits are sin. Yuck.
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:28:15 AM PST
by
4mycountry
(I don't approve of political jokes.... too many of them get elected.)
To: doodad
In my (Italian) family, we always ate
real polenta, freshly made and the consistence of a thick milkshake, covered with tomato sauce, and served with pork and meatballs.
I loved it as leftovers, too, when we'd bake it with some sauce over it, and sprinkled with parmesan - but it's a completely different dish. Because it is a tremendous amount of work to make fresh, most people only get it this way, in a tiny square garnishing a plate at a trendy restaurant.
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:34:38 AM PST
by
LouD
(Otherwise they might actually nominate someone who could win...)
To: 4mycountry
Yup, that is what we call grits casserole. 3 cups cooked grits, 2 cups chesse, 2 cloves garlic (crushed), diced hot or mild peppers, 1/2 pound sausage (browned and crumbled). Combine in casserole bake at 350 for 35 minutes until brown on top. Not a Thanksgiving tradition for us, more a really good brunch item.
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:38:39 AM PST
by
doodad
To: LouD
That sounds great. Is there any real diff between grits and polenta?
Now, have you ever had grilled grits? They are unique and delicious.
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:44:37 AM PST
by
doodad
To: Leroy S. Mort
Yankees can find more ways to screw up grits.We Real Yankees don't eat grits, much less cook 'em. Don't even know what to do with 'em, but we are curious. A real Yankee walked into a restaurant in the south and asked for some grits. The waitress says "Hominy?" and the real Yankee says "Oh, 10 or 12, I guess". < /rimshot >
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posted on
11/27/2003 5:56:50 AM PST
by
Ol' Sox
To: Ol' Sox
A Yankee once told me that grits were only good for putting out cigarettes - more proof that culture stops north of the Mason-Dixon line.
To: Ol' Sox
"We Real Yankees don't eat grits, much less cook 'em. Don't even know what to do with 'em, but we are curious. A real Yankee walked into a restaurant in the south and asked for some grits. The waitress says "Hominy?" and the real Yankee says "Oh, 10 or 12, I guess". < /rimshot >" Grits were introduced to the first pilgrims by the Indians. Grits were a yankee food before they were a southern dish.
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posted on
11/27/2003 6:05:37 AM PST
by
blam
To: Cincinatus' Wife; LibreOuMort
Even Yankees like these grits. I've quite shuddering when the Yankee goodwife pours maple syrup over her grits... but cheese grits??? Sounds good!
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posted on
11/27/2003 6:12:35 AM PST
by
Eala
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To: LouD
My favorite meal was hot water cornbread made with and fried in bacon grease and served with navy bean soup and greens. yum.
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posted on
11/27/2003 6:13:35 AM PST
by
Mercat
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