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Hi --
<p>Amy Z wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>Okay, my Southern compatriots: never let
it be said that a Yankee</tt>
<br><tt>refuses to learn. Tell me how to eat grits! That thing
with the</tt>
<br><tt>fried eggs--can you do it with instant grits? I am clueless!</tt></blockquote>
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.
<p>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!
<p>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).
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><tt>And BTW to non-USans: to you, "Yankee"
means American. To us,</tt>
<br><tt>"Yankee" means Northerner and/or Union side of the Civil War.
(And to</tt>
<br><tt>Boston Red Sox fans [that's baseball], "Yankee" means anathema.)</tt></blockquote>
And to a southerner, Yankee means anyone born north of the Mason-Dixon
line. <g>
<p>Penny
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