Grits!

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT, [email hidden] (Curly

Sue) said:

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

sandy said:

Thanks to all for your replies.....been hearing so much
about grits,,,,,I'm glad to hear I haven't been missing
anything great...

I wouldn't say that you haven't been missing anything. Just
like (Italian) polenta, it can be dressed up with herbs and
spices to be quite tasty.

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Grits are akin to Elmer Paste with less flavor and
more sand.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Keep hearing this, but grits are not
sandy at all (assuming you cooked them).

Uh-huh. You already know that I consider your tastes
suspect. <G>

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They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been
invented by one group and foisted on another group of
humans.

Grits are virtually tasteless.

That's why those that profess to love the taste slather the
glop in butter, salt, pepper, bacon fat, syrup, sugar,
bacon, gravy, eggs, etc. etc. etc. Yep; virtually tasteless.

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I'd rather have grits than oatmeal anyday.

Y'all never had GOOD oatmeal then... (See? That argument
doesn't wash any better with you!)

The "Grits-Free Yankee" Ranger

Frogleg said:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT, [email hidden]

(Curly Sue) said:

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I
wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but
it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

It's all the same to me, although it would give the shrimp a
bit more dignity.

Sue(tm) Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

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Frogleg said:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I
wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but
it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
me...thank you!

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Just out of curiosity, I wonder if grits could be
substituted for cornmeal for a different taste when
breading? Not that I'd do it, (I'm allergic to wheat).

We've been buying BLUE corn meal for doing fried fish
lately! That stuff is good! It has a slightly sweeter flavor
than the white cornmeal I used to use.

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Frogleg said:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked
>like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am
>I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits,
>but it sure does look like Cream of Wheat......Help
>me...thank you!
>

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up
their little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Just out of curiosity, I wonder if grits could be
substituted for cornmeal for a different taste when
breading? Not that I'd do it, (I'm allergic to wheat).

We've been buying BLUE corn meal for doing fried fish
lately! That stuff is good! It has a slightly sweeter
flavor than the white cornmeal I used to use.

I have used regular corn meal for fried trout. I also deep
fry calamari after dredging them in a mixture of flour and
corn meal.

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Katra said:

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Frogleg said:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,
[email hidden] (Curly Sue) wrote:

>On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
><[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>>Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it
>>looked like Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over
>>it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
>>Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look
>>like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!
>>
>
>You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up
>their little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Just out of curiosity, I wonder if grits could be
substituted for cornmeal for a different taste when
breading? Not that I'd do it, (I'm allergic to wheat).

We've been buying BLUE corn meal for doing fried fish
lately! That stuff is good! It has a slightly sweeter
flavor than the white cornmeal I used to use.

I have used regular corn meal for fried trout. I also deep
fry calamari after dredging them in a mixture of flour and
corn meal.

Do you spice it? I've liked it a lot more since I started
doing that. :-)

To the blue cornmeal, I add salt free lemon pepper, garlic
powder and onion powder and for fish, dried dillweed....

Tarragon, basil and rosemary for poultry and sage when I'm
in the mood.

Do try some blue cornmeal if you can find it!

I find unspiced breadings to be terribly bland now.

Calimari is the gods. :-)

K.

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The Ranger said:

They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been
invented by one group and foisted on another group of
humans. This "dish" is used as a way of showing that the
day can't get any worse. Look at how, as if further proof
is needed, many people prefer to eat them; heavily salted
and floating in a tub of butter, covered in gravy, cheese,
or other substances -- all in a vain effort to fool the
tortured soul eating them into thinking the taste and
texture might possibly be edible!

For a second, I thought he was talking about lutefisk ...

sd

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The Ranger said:

Grits are akin to Elmer Paste with less flavor and more
sand. Grits are a travesty, an evil, perpetrated by the
South against the North in our never-ending War Between
the States. If you were served this dish as a child, you
would have been psychologically traumatized. They are the
most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been invented by one
group and foisted on another group of humans. This "dish"
is used as a way of showing that the day can't get any
worse. Look at how, as if further proof is needed, many
people prefer to eat them; heavily salted and floating in
a tub of butter, covered in gravy, cheese, or other
substances -- all in a vain effort to fool the tortured
soul eating them into thinking the taste and texture might
possibly be edible!

I don't know what you've been eating, but even instant grits
aren't that bad. I rather enjoy real grits.

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: >>> Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was
: >>> making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of
: >>> Wheat, he
served
: >>> shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
Canada,,,,never
: >>> saw grits, but it sure does look like Cream of
Wheat......Help
: >>> me...thank you!
: >>
: >> Grits can be real creamy or rather coarse. Depends
: >> on how
you cook
: >> them. I like mine real simple. Cooked with a ton of
: >> butter,
S&P.
: >> Screw the shrimp. Better yet, screw Tyler <big evil
: >> grin>
: >>
: >> Michael <- really likes Tyler
: >
: > But Michael, you must admit, grated cheese is a
: > very nice
addition to
: > grits and makes a world of difference!
: >
: > Jill
:
: Absolutely Jill. Cheese and grits were meant for
: each other.
:
: Michael
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Or... skip the cheese and crumble bacon. Yeah, that's
the ticket.

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he
served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm
in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look like
Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from hominy.
Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh corn
tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he
>served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm
>in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look
>like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!
>

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up
their little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from
hominy. Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh
corn tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

Thought grits were a wheat product. ;-) My bad.

I only bought them once and that was to be used to kill fire
ants....... Turns out Amdro works better.

I've never eaten grits.

I hate hominy so looks like that is a good thing.

K.

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"Frogleg" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from hominy.
Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh corn
tortillas.

From the Quaker web site:

"1) What are grits? Grits are made from the milling of corn
kernels. The first step in the process is to clean the
kernels; then, the grains are steamed for a short time to
loosen the tough outer hull. The grain kernel is split,
which removes the hull and germ, leaving the broken
endosperm. Heavy steel rollers break up the endosperm into
granules, which are separated by a screening process. The
large-size granules are the grits; the smaller ones become
cornmeal and corn flour."

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he
>served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm
>in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look
>like Cream of Wheat......Help
>me...thank you!
>

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from
hominy. Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh
corn tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

Au contraire. Grits are made from both corn and hominy and
each type has its own distinctive flavor. Texture varies
from very fine to granular, depending on the milling.

Wayne

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On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he
>served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm
>in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look
>like Cream of Wheat......Help
>me...thank you!
>

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from
hominy. Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh
corn tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

Au contraire. Grits are made from both corn and hominy and
each type has its own distinctive flavor. Texture varies
from very fine to granular, depending on the milling.

Wayne

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Quoted message said:

On Sun, 07 Mar 2004 17:50:54 GMT,

(Curly Sue) said:

On Sun, 7 Mar 2004 01:21:20 -0500, "sandy"
<[email hidden]> wrote:

>Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
>Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

>grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he
>served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm
>in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look
>like Cream of Wheat......Help
>me...thank you!
>

You've got it nailed. Those poor shrimp, giving up their
little lives to such an ignoble end :>

Have you any objection if it's called polenta?

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from
hominy. Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh
corn tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

Au contraire. Grits are made from both corn and hominy and
each type has its own distinctive flavor. Texture varies
from very fine to granular, depending on the milling.

Wayne

Charles Gifford said:

Grits are nothing like polenta. Grits are made from hominy.
Well made grits have a flavor resembling fresh corn
tortillas.

Charlie, who prefers his grits with just butter

There's a bit in the rfc FAQ about grits and polenta.

Butter is nice, but jalapeno cheese grits are better.

modom

sandy said:

Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was making grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like
Cream of Wheat, he served shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong
here??,,,,,,,I'm in Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure
does look like Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!

Yes, grits look very much like cream of wheat. But the taste
is different and traditionally they are savory, not sweet.
That is, southerners have a caniption fit if you eat them
like hot cereal with sugar or syrup on them. But you can do
it and probably get away with it if you're in Canada.
Anyway, I like cheese grits which I then douse with a little
Frank's Hot Sauce. This is the way I eat them when I have a
"southern" or "soul food" breakfast. I've also had them with
Virginia ham and redeye gravy, and in a casserole with
shrimp. Yum. I also make a grits casserole with sausage,
diced green chiles, cheddar cheese, etc.

One of these days I'm going to have them with butter and
maple syrup just to rile up them southerners! (P. S. It's
okay because I'm half southern on my daddy's side.)

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Steve Wertz said:

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They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been
invented by one group and foisted on another group of
humans.

Grits are virtually tasteless. I'd rather have grits
than oatmeal anyday.

-sw

Why would you bother to eat something "virtually
tasteless"?? I find they have a mild corn taste. Goomba

Well, for the nutrition. Now I don't agree that they are
virtually tasteless but they don't have a strong flavor.
Anyway, you doctor it up with stuff that gives it taste.
Grits are like a blank canvas on which to paint with
cheese, etc.

Kate

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Gruel!! Worse than porridge! Not worthy of touching the
taste buds of anyone that cares about food! "Today I was
watch a show on Food network!!!" Grief! What's happening to
the written word?

Robin

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Today I was watch a show on Food network.....with
Tyler,,,and he was

making

Quoted message said:

grits,,,,,,,to me it looked like Cream of Wheat, he served
shrimp over it,,,,,,am I wrong here??,,,,,,,I'm in
Canada,,,,never saw grits, but it sure does look like
Cream of Wheat......Help me...thank you!