Grits, Yanks, bats

[Penny & Bryce Linsenmayer]

Hi --

Amy Z wrote:

> Okay, my Southern compatriots:  never let it be said that a Yankee
> refuses to learn.  Tell me how to eat grits!  That thing with the
> fried eggs--can you do it with instant grits?  I am clueless!

I love grits!  Instant or the real McCoy will work fine for basic
breakfast menu items.  Once they are prepared, add butter, salt, pepper
and/or cheese.  You need to add butter or cheese for sure though --
plain grits are not all that great IMO.

As a main dish, you can eat shrimp & grits.  For shrimp & grits, you
want real (not instant) grits.  Prepare on the stovetop (sort of like
Cream of Wheat or similar products).  Cook the shrimp in a sauce with
butter, tomatoes, bell peppers, cream & spices and serve over the
grits.  Heaven!

Baked cheese grits is a staple side dish at my house.  Prepare the grits
on the stovetop.  When ready, mix in one beaten egg, 1 cup grated sharp
cheddar cheese, 1/2 tsp mace, 2 T butter, dash red pepper & dash of
garlic salt.  When melted, pour into baking dish & bake at 350 for 30-40
minutes (until top is set).

> And BTW to non-USans:  to you, "Yankee" means American.  To us,
> "Yankee" means Northerner and/or Union side of the Civil War.  (And to
>
> Boston Red Sox fans [that's baseball], "Yankee" means anathema.)

And to a southerner, Yankee means anyone born north of the Mason-Dixon
line.  <g>

Penny

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