Re: Grits

grits 
My first wife was from Kentucky & I got introduced to southern vittles. I
loved them all. I was known as the only sicilian in southern captivity.

Tony Veca <><
Another Gr888 Day in Paradise !!!!!
Vancouver, WA

On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:21:44 -0500 "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net> writes:
> Wow, I'm surprised. Most people who didn't grow up eating them freak 
> out
> when they taste them for the first time. One thing I've never 
> understood is
> eating them with cream and sugar. YUCK! We always had butter, salt & 
> pepper
> and that's it. Sometimes cheese. Of course now that I live on the 
> coast
> shrimp & grits is a good thing!
> 
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
> Zone 8b
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Maria Olshin" <marolsh@ptd.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 11:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello?
> 
> 
> > I'm not Southern, but I worked on a movie in MD for seven weeks 
> once, and
> > had grits every day. Still love 'em.
> >
> > Maria
> >
> >
> > >
> > > OHHHHH, now you are truly southern if you love grits.  I grew up 
> in the
> > > south....grits and butter, cheese grits, grits with eggs....my 
> husband
> does
> > > not like them.  I can't even imagine that.
> > >
> > > Jesse Rene' Bell
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >> From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@islc.net>
> > >> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello?
> > >> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 17:55:41 -0500
> > >>
> > >> Pinto beans and cornbread is a staple here too Rene'. My Dad 
> would FLIP
> if
> > >> he couldn't have cornbread. (Oh, and grits of course)
> > >>
> > >> Andrea H
> > >> Beaufort, SC
> > >> Zone 8b
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Jesse Bell" <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2003 4:23 PM
> > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Ummmm...wait a minute...I think that's MY mother you are 
> talking
> about.
> > >> Luv
> > >>> her....hate the cooking.  My kids won't even eat my mother's 
> cooking.
> > >> They
> > >>> saw pictures of me when I was a skinny teenager and all of 
> them chimed
> > >> in,
> > >>> "GEE MOM...IT'S NO WONDER YOU WERE SO SKINNY...MIMI CAN'T COOK 
> FOR
> > >>> NOTHING...YOU LOOKED STARVED!"  I wore a size 1 when all my 
> friends
> were
> > >> in
> > >>> size 6.  I learned to cook in high school just so I could EAT 
> at home.
> > >> My
> > >>> mother started selling real estate then...so I took over the 
> cooking.
> > >> My
> > >>> siblings were very happy...and so was my father!!  He still 
> comes over
> > >> to
> > >> my
> > >>> house so he can "get a decent bowl of pinto beans and 
> cornbread!"
> > >> (that's
> > >> a
> > >>> staple in Oklahoma....like red beans and rice in New Orleans)
> > >>>
> > >>> Jesse Rene' Bell
> > >>> Claremore, OK
> > >>> Zone 6
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> > >>>> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >>>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > >>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello?
> > >>>> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 14:30:17 -0500
> > >>>>
> > >>>> did we have the same mother?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> At 09:20 AM 3/15/03 -0800, you wrote:
> > >>>>> As a chef Zem, I appreciate that.  However, you obviously 
> didn't
> know
> > >> my
> > >>>>> sainted mother may she rest in peace.  My mother had many 
> great
> > >>>>> attibutes...cooking wasn't one of them.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> DF
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> Zemuly@aol.com wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> In a message dated 03/14/2003 6:04:45 PM Central Standard 
> Time,
> > >>>>>> dfranzma@pacbell.net writes:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>> next to lima beans brussel sprouts are the lowest of life 
> forms.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Obviously, you are not familiar with that Southern anthem, 
> "Just a
> > >> Bowl
> > >>>>> of
> > >>>>>> Butter Beans" sung to the tune of "Just a Closer Walk with 
> Thee."
> > >> Very
> > >>>>>> touching.  If somebody is willing to cook for me I'm 
> delighted to
> > >> eat
> > >> it
> > >>>>> --
> > >>>>>> no matter what, well, maybe not dirt.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> zem
> > >>>>>> zone 7
> > >>>>>> West TN
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>> 
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Tony Veca <><
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Vancouver, WA

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