Re: running out of food ideas...3 weeks post

[Guest guest]

,

The best way to describe grits (also known as " hominy " ) is to say that it's a

grainy hot cereal kind of like cream of wheat only not nearly as smooth. Of

course, the taste is totally different from cream of wheat. It's actually made

from white corn. It's mostly a southern food (or at least it used to be). I'm

from the west coast but both my parents are from the south, so I grew up on

them. They're quite good - Quaker Oats is a good brand of grits if you want to

try it...and they're very easy to prepare.

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Smooches:)

If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

Thanks

-- In orthognathicsurgerysupport , ceast36532

wrote:

> Smooches,

>

> When you're up to grits again, try melting one of those rolls of

> Kraft Garlic Cheese into a six servings or so of grits... You may

be

> a purist and do this with real garlic and real grated cheddar, but

> somehow I doubt it, if you're into Velveeta! ;~)

>

> You probably already know this trick, but it sure is good!

>

> Cammie

>

> >

> > ,

> >

> > Sorry, I can't help you with this one. I'm still enjoying my new-

> found " 's Soup on Hand " and my chocolate ice cream. That's

> basically all I eat. I did try grits and eggs (I add Velveeta

cheese

> to my grits) and that was heavenly...but I only had that twice

> because it's really hard to get it out of my teeth/braces without

my

> waterpik. At this point, believe it or not, I really have no

desire

> to eat anything else and all I drink is water. Then, again, before

> surgery, I wasn't much of a variety eater either. :-)

> >

> > Smooches

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

OMG, etta, Smooches....

You're a traitor, too... Deserted us for the Left Coast!

However, it gives me hope for Arnoldland that you can get grits out

there.. And, as a linguistic purist, anyhow... it's What ARE grits?...

No. No. No... !!!! Not white corn. Corn soaked in lye, to make it

open up, and then dried and ground up. And yes. It's good for you. As

much so (almost) as oatmeal and cream of wheat/rice, anyhow. Not good

for fat ol' me, at least with the butter, salt, gravy, cheese, etc.

But that's another story.

Cammie

>

> ,

>

> The best way to describe grits (also known as " hominy " ) is to say

that it's a grainy hot cereal kind of like cream of wheat only not

nearly as smooth. Of course, the taste is totally different from

cream of wheat. It's actually made from white corn. It's mostly a

southern food (or at least it used to be). I'm from the west coast

but both my parents are from the south, so I grew up on them.

They're quite good - Quaker Oats is a good brand of grits if you want

to try it...and they're very easy to prepare.

>

> Smooches

>

> Re: running out of food

ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Smooches:)

>

> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

OMG, etta, Smooches....

You're a traitor, too... Deserted us for the Left Coast!

However, it gives me hope for Arnoldland that you can get grits out

there.. And, as a linguistic purist, anyhow... it's What ARE grits?...

No. No. No... !!!! Not white corn. Corn soaked in lye, to make it

open up, and then dried and ground up. And yes. It's good for you. As

much so (almost) as oatmeal and cream of wheat/rice, anyhow. Not good

for fat ol' me, at least with the butter, salt, gravy, cheese, etc.

But that's another story.

Cammie

>

> ,

>

> The best way to describe grits (also known as " hominy " ) is to say

that it's a grainy hot cereal kind of like cream of wheat only not

nearly as smooth. Of course, the taste is totally different from

cream of wheat. It's actually made from white corn. It's mostly a

southern food (or at least it used to be). I'm from the west coast

but both my parents are from the south, so I grew up on them.

They're quite good - Quaker Oats is a good brand of grits if you want

to try it...and they're very easy to prepare.

>

> Smooches

>

> Re: running out of food

ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Smooches:)

>

> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

This is funny, Cammie. I described grits to as sort of like cream of

wheat. I find that that's the easiest way to make others understand. Kind of

like trying to explain collard greens...most who don't know always ask, " are

they like spinach? " After hearing that so many times, I just started saying,

" Yes " . LOL!

Thanx for your explanation. By the way, I hate the " just add water " kind. :-)

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Don't mean to steal your thunder, here, Smooches -- but EGADS!! We

must be dealing with a YANKEE here!

Grits, , are wonderful. Northerners tend to want to pollute them

with sugar and milk or cream, as if they were cream of wheat. But

they're nothing like that.

They're ground up hominy, and make a nice however-soft-you-want-it

sort of mush. They're best (like cream of wheat, in my opinion)

stealing some enhancing flavor from something else. In the case of

grits, the Southern practice is to use butter or margarine and salt

(they come from a time before we knew we should worry about

cardiovascular troubles in our diets) or Red Eye Gravy (made by

frying a ham slice in its own grease, then adding a cup of black

coffee to the pan and reducing it.

They're a breakfast staple around here. When they're cold, they sort

of set up, and you can cut them in slices and fry those, but not for

a tender mouth!

The Quaker company (as in Quaker Oats) makes all sorts of grits, from

the kind you have to cook for 20 minutes or so, to the sort that you

can just add hot water to. And they make some that are pre-flavored

with butter, or bacon, or I forget what else.

(And actually I was teasing up above. Some of my best friends are

Yankees, and even some of them have learned to love grits!)

Cammie

Cammie

> Smooches:)

>

> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>

> Thanks

> >

[Guest guest]

This is funny, Cammie. I described grits to as sort of like cream of

wheat. I find that that's the easiest way to make others understand. Kind of

like trying to explain collard greens...most who don't know always ask, " are

they like spinach? " After hearing that so many times, I just started saying,

" Yes " . LOL!

Thanx for your explanation. By the way, I hate the " just add water " kind. :-)

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Don't mean to steal your thunder, here, Smooches -- but EGADS!! We

must be dealing with a YANKEE here!

Grits, , are wonderful. Northerners tend to want to pollute them

with sugar and milk or cream, as if they were cream of wheat. But

they're nothing like that.

They're ground up hominy, and make a nice however-soft-you-want-it

sort of mush. They're best (like cream of wheat, in my opinion)

stealing some enhancing flavor from something else. In the case of

grits, the Southern practice is to use butter or margarine and salt

(they come from a time before we knew we should worry about

cardiovascular troubles in our diets) or Red Eye Gravy (made by

frying a ham slice in its own grease, then adding a cup of black

coffee to the pan and reducing it.

They're a breakfast staple around here. When they're cold, they sort

of set up, and you can cut them in slices and fry those, but not for

a tender mouth!

The Quaker company (as in Quaker Oats) makes all sorts of grits, from

the kind you have to cook for 20 minutes or so, to the sort that you

can just add hot water to. And they make some that are pre-flavored

with butter, or bacon, or I forget what else.

(And actually I was teasing up above. Some of my best friends are

Yankees, and even some of them have learned to love grits!)

Cammie

Cammie

> Smooches:)

>

> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>

> Thanks

> >

[Guest guest]

,

If you can't find them, let me know...I will gladly send you some. You can

email me directly.

Smooches

chicmyers@...

chicmyers@...

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Cammie:)

Actually I am not a Yankee, in fact I am not American at all. I live

in Ontario Canada:) I actually live in the city of Windsor. We border

onto Detroit Michigan:) Don't worry no offence taken at all. I really

do appreciate your reply. I am going to look in my grocery store for

these grits next time I am there. Not sure if I will have any luck,

but it is worth a try. I have to wear this splint for another 3

weeks. So that means a lot more soft meals until then. What is your

favorite way of making them?

Thanks again

:)

> > Smooches:)

> >

> > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> >

> > Thanks

> > >

[Guest guest]

,

If you can't find them, let me know...I will gladly send you some. You can

email me directly.

Smooches

chicmyers@...

chicmyers@...

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Cammie:)

Actually I am not a Yankee, in fact I am not American at all. I live

in Ontario Canada:) I actually live in the city of Windsor. We border

onto Detroit Michigan:) Don't worry no offence taken at all. I really

do appreciate your reply. I am going to look in my grocery store for

these grits next time I am there. Not sure if I will have any luck,

but it is worth a try. I have to wear this splint for another 3

weeks. So that means a lot more soft meals until then. What is your

favorite way of making them?

Thanks again

:)

> > Smooches:)

> >

> > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> >

> > Thanks

> > >

[Guest guest]

LOL!! I knew grits were hominy, but I started thinking " what really are grits? "

so I went in the cabinet and got my Quaker Oats box and it actually says

" corn " ...that's where I got that.

Also, I debated on the " what are " and " what is " for grits. As a cereal, could

you not say " what is grits " i.e., " what is cereal " ? Is there such a thing as " a

grit " ? Just a thought.

Boy, Cammie, it must really be late...we're debating grits.

And another thing (LOL), I'm no traitor...my roots are ALL southern...notice

that I had no choice in being born on the west coast, but at first chance, I

chose to move back to the southern plains...LOL! (Even my best friend is from

Eutaw, Alabama.)

Now I know it's time for me to go to bed. :-)

Smooches

Re: running out of food

ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Smooches:)

>

> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

available down here in Lower Alabama.

I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

products so labeled...

Cammie

> > > Smooches:)

> > >

> > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > >

[Guest guest]

LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about it... " grits

is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I, too,

thought that was messing them up.

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

available down here in Lower Alabama.

I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

products so labeled...

Cammie

> > > Smooches:)

> > >

> > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > >

[Guest guest]

LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about it... " grits

is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I, too,

thought that was messing them up.

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

available down here in Lower Alabama.

I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

products so labeled...

Cammie

> > > Smooches:)

> > >

> > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > >

[Guest guest]

LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about it... " grits

is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I, too,

thought that was messing them up.

Smooches

Re: running out of food ideas...3

weeks post

Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

available down here in Lower Alabama.

I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

products so labeled...

Cammie

> > > Smooches:)

> > >

> > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > > >

[Guest guest]

Ok, I have to admit that butter and sugar in my grits does taste pretty

good but most of the time I just mash up my fried eggs in them.

Being a borderline southerner (Northern Virginia- the southern part is

definitely part of the south), I feel somewhat entitled to do what I

please with them but I do try to be a bit secretive about the sugar

when I use it.

Personally, I am an oatmeal addict but since I prefer mine rather

chewy, I have survived on cream of wheat for the past 7 weeks. I'd

rather do that than cook my oatmeal till it's mushy.

>

> LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about

> it... " grits is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

>

> Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I,

> too, thought that was messing them up.

>

> Smooches

>

>

>

>

> Re: running out of food

> ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

>

> I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

> available down here in Lower Alabama.

>

> I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

> you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

> with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

> your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

>

> Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

> anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

> enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

> products so labeled...

>

> Cammie

>

>

>>>> Smooches:)

>>>>

>>>> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ok, I have to admit that butter and sugar in my grits does taste pretty

good but most of the time I just mash up my fried eggs in them.

Being a borderline southerner (Northern Virginia- the southern part is

definitely part of the south), I feel somewhat entitled to do what I

please with them but I do try to be a bit secretive about the sugar

when I use it.

Personally, I am an oatmeal addict but since I prefer mine rather

chewy, I have survived on cream of wheat for the past 7 weeks. I'd

rather do that than cook my oatmeal till it's mushy.

>

> LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about

> it... " grits is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

>

> Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I,

> too, thought that was messing them up.

>

> Smooches

>

>

>

>

> Re: running out of food

> ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

>

> I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

> available down here in Lower Alabama.

>

> I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

> you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

> with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

> your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

>

> Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

> anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

> enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

> products so labeled...

>

> Cammie

>

>

>>>> Smooches:)

>>>>

>>>> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Ok, I have to admit that butter and sugar in my grits does taste pretty

good but most of the time I just mash up my fried eggs in them.

Being a borderline southerner (Northern Virginia- the southern part is

definitely part of the south), I feel somewhat entitled to do what I

please with them but I do try to be a bit secretive about the sugar

when I use it.

Personally, I am an oatmeal addict but since I prefer mine rather

chewy, I have survived on cream of wheat for the past 7 weeks. I'd

rather do that than cook my oatmeal till it's mushy.

>

> LOL! Okay, Cammie...you got me on that one...now that I think about

> it... " grits is " doesn't even sound right. I stand corrected. :-)

>

> Btw, I had a friend who used to put milk and sugar in her grits...I,

> too, thought that was messing them up.

>

> Smooches

>

>

>

>

> Re: running out of food

> ideas...3 weeks post

>

>

> Some of my best friends are Canadians, too!

>

> I too will be happy to send you some if you wish. They're very

> available down here in Lower Alabama.

>

> I think I like 'em just plain, with salt and butter (and pepper, if

> you're a pepper person. If you're " only " splinted, you'll do fine

> with them. If you're wired, that, as with everything else you put in

> your mouth, will make it more of a challenge.

>

> Grits (and no, etta, not once in my life have I ever heard

> anybody say " grits is... " ) are also Girls Raised In the South... Some

> enterprising soul has made a whole line of t-shirts and similar

> products so labeled...

>

> Cammie

>

>

>>>> Smooches:)

>>>>

>>>> If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cammie and smooches. I really do appreciate the offer of

sending some grits out. I am very curious to see them now actually,

after reading your e-mails back and forth on how to cook them.

I havn't been to the grocery store yet, But I will let you know:)

Thanks again

:)

> > > > Smooches:)

> > > >

> > > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > > >

> > > > Thanks

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

Thank you Cammie and smooches. I really do appreciate the offer of

sending some grits out. I am very curious to see them now actually,

after reading your e-mails back and forth on how to cook them.

I havn't been to the grocery store yet, But I will let you know:)

Thanks again

:)

> > > > Smooches:)

> > > >

> > > > If you don't mind me asking..... what is grits????

> > > >

> > > > Thanks

> > > > >

[Guest guest]

I agree. Sausage (or bacon) and fried eggs and grits are wonderful!

Not very heart-healthy, but wonderful!

Sigh. You can have your sugar, if you must. But only if you'll let me

put salt and butter on my oatmeal.

Cammie

> Ok, I have to admit that butter and sugar in my grits does taste

pretty

> good but most of the time I just mash up my fried eggs in them.

>

> Being a borderline southerner (Northern Virginia- the southern part

is

> definitely part of the south), I feel somewhat entitled to do what

I

> please with them but I do try to be a bit secretive about the

sugar

> when I use it.

>

> Personally, I am an oatmeal addict but since I prefer mine rather

> chewy, I have survived on cream of wheat for the past 7 weeks.

I'd

> rather do that than cook my oatmeal till it's mushy.

>

>