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Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: Mr Mannn on August 11, 2013, 01:25:55 PM
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I like the Quaker Instant grits...but I can only get butter flavor at the store. Amazon only seems to sell in large Costco style boxes. Now I bumped into a #10 can of survival grits at Amazon for like $8 bucks (good for 25+ years).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IPV2OU/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3QT5A3E30OMFB
They also sell cans of cornmeal for the same price.
Number 10 cans are way bigger than coffee cans for you non-prepper types.
I'm thinking of stepping up my game and buying 5 pound bag of grits. The key is it needs to be microwaveable.
I've added hamburger and shredded cheese, but what else will you toss into the breakfast food?
How do you prepare your grits for breakfast
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As a kid I liked to chop up my sausage/ham/bacon, eggs and mix it all up together in my grits.....of course that was with a lot of salt, pepper and butter. Damn good with a few of momma's hot bisquits and a glass of cold whole milk.
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Regular, creamy, or Al Dente...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1J2HMEVbc[/youtube]
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Here's the address
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ER1J2HMEVbc
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I like the Quaker Instant grits...but I can only get butter flavor at the store. Amazon only seems to sell in large Costco style boxes. Now I bumped into a #10 can of survival grits at Amazon for like $8 bucks (good for 25+ years).
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005IPV2OU/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3QT5A3E30OMFB
They also sell cans of cornmeal for the same price.
Number 10 cans are way bigger than coffee cans for you non-prepper types.
I'm thinking of stepping up my game and buying 5 pound bag of grits. The key is it needs to be microwaveable.
I've added hamburger and shredded cheese, but what else will you toss into the breakfast food?
How do you prepare your grits for breakfast
The grits you get in big bags or cans are not microwave food.
You'll find two kind of grits in a big bag. "Old-fashioned grits", which are ground, dried hominy (which is different from plain cornmeal), take about 20 minutes to cook. "Quick grits" are partially cooked, dried, then ground more finely, take about 5 minutes. I'm partial to old-fashioned grits.
I make grits different ways:
1. Plain with salt. Add butter and pepper when you eat them. Seved with eggs, and bacon, sausage, ham, or steak.
2. Plain with salt, Served with sausage gravy.
3. Cheese, butter, and garlic.
4. Cooked with beef broth, chopped up beef, mushrooms, and diced onions (sofkey- it's Indian food). I've also made sofkey with leftover smoked brisket. Mmmmm.
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I lke the biscuits and gravy idea and adding in some grits.
I would just do a search for grits recipes and go through the ingredients on each and see if it appeals to you.
Here's a start:
http://southernfood.about.com/cs/gritsrecipes/a/grits_recipes_2.htm
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When grits get cold they turn to rubber.....make patties out of the cold grits and fry in a skillet.
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What can you do with grits?
Throw 'em out -- nasty ass things. :nunchuck:
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I've learned to eat them since living in the South, but I don't cook them myself...
I want them with cheese, lots of butter, salt, pepper and a bit of hot sauce or peppers in them.
All that stuff hides the taste of the grits. :lol:
But if they get cold, all bets are off, cause then they are like wallpaper paste.
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They are disgusting!!
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What can you do with grits?
Throw 'em out -- nasty ass things. :nunchuck:
This
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You grits haters can just kiss my grits........ :-)
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I like mine creamy.
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You grits haters can just kiss my grits........ :-)
Okay. :-* :tongue:
Haters gonna hate. :-)
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They serve grits all over the world. It's called polenta.
I keep hearing they're supposed to be creamy, but I've never had a creamy bowl of grits in my life.
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They serve grits all over the world. It's called polenta.
I keep hearing they're supposed to be creamy, but I've never had a creamy bowl of grits in my life.
AFAIK, the only parts of the world that offer polenta are in the Mediterranean.
Your point, however, is well taken. This stuff made from corn is boiled in water or stock and served up as some kind of starch dish. That's done in many areas of the world, except for northern Europe. People there mostly think of corn as being animal fodder.
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You grits haters can just kiss my grits........ :-)
this...damnable heathens! :panic:
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Don't think I've ever eaten grits.
Years ago, I used to make fried corn meal mush. Cook the cornmeal in water the night before, put into an oiled bread pan and refrigerate.
When ready to eat, take the loaf of cold mush out of the pan, slice, dip in flour and fry til golden brown. Serve with butter. You can also put syrup or jelly on them like a pancake.
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Grits. What can you do with them?
Leave them dry and use as chicken scratch.
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Leave them dry and use as chicken scratch.
^^^^This. The chickens can't tell the difference between the grits and the mouse turds that accompany them.
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LOVE grits!!! I stock up whenever I go down South! That and Duke's mayo except now they sell that up here :yahoo:
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Now you have done it, Grits.
1970 , Honolulu, in the hospital. My room mate ordered Grits for breakfast. This Yankee who had only been introduced to a corn dog a year before had no idea what she was ordering.
I was hungry so decided to give this what ever with a strange name a try. Mine was served with butter s&p and a boiled egg.
I do not know if it was due to my being so hungry or what but it began a life long love affair with that funny sounding food.
We have a ton of breakfast shops up here but the only one I know of to get Grits and eggs is at the inter state truck stop. Grits with an egg sunny side up on top, darn in the very cold weather it is a rib sticker.
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Now you have done it, Grits.
1970 , Honolulu, in the hospital. My room mate ordered Grits for breakfast. This Yankee who had only been introduced to a corn dog a year before had no idea what she was ordering.
I was hungry so decided to give this what ever with a strange name a try. Mine was served with butter s&p and a boiled egg.
I do not know if it was due to my being so hungry or what but it began a life long love affair with that funny sounding food.
We have a ton of breakfast shops up here but the only one I know of to get Grits and eggs is at the inter state truck stop. Grits with an egg sunny side up on top, darn in the very cold weather it is a rib sticker.
Vesta, you can get them boxed. They are usually in the cereal aisle, with the oatmeal and cream of wheat section..
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I LOVE GRITS! Red Eye gravy, fried eggs, karo syrup and homemade bisquits! Oh Geezus! :hyper:
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Vesta, you can get them boxed. They are usually in the cereal aisle, with the oatmeal and cream of wheat section..
Yes I have tried them out and still cannot find the taste of the southern brands. When I go south for a visit I bring back the brands from Food Lion we cannot get up here. I pack the back of the trunk with cases of canned and bagged foods that have yet to make their way up to this area.
You see I have this thing about spending money for food at 3 X the price I can make at home.
Now Walmart has some great meats for $50.00 I can make a steak dinner for 4 that would cost$100.00 bucks + with all the fixens + add in the tip at a steak house. $ total $145.00 . My cost, $65.00.
So when I want authentic taste I can not get at home I go alooking and sometimes find a place I cannot duplicate at home.
Piggley Wiggley stores carry some kind of breading for fried chicken that will knock your socks off but try to find that up here.
I would love to go west and bring home some real tortillas both flour and corn in tins. The crap we get up here in plastic bags unrefrigerated is an insult to good food.
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Yes I have tried them out and still cannot find the taste of the southern brands. When I go south for a visit I bring back the brands from Food Lion we cannot get up here. I pack the back of the trunk with cases of canned and bagged foods that have yet to make their way up to this area.
You see I have this thing about spending money for food at 3 X the price I can make at home.
Now Walmart has some great meats for $50.00 I can make a steak dinner for 4 that would cost$100.00 bucks + with all the fixens + add in the tip at a steak house. $ total $145.00 . My cost, $65.00.
So when I want authentic taste I can not get at home I go alooking and sometimes find a place I cannot duplicate at home.
Piggley Wiggley stores carry some kind of breading for fried chicken that will knock your socks off but try to find that up here.
I would love to go west and bring home some real tortillas both flour and corn in tins. The crap we get up here in plastic bags unrefrigerated is an insult to good food.
Have you tried buying foodstuff online?? like southern grits? look up Pigglywiggly website..
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Have you tried buying foodstuff online?? like southern grits? look up Pigglywiggly website..
Now that would take all the fun out of food sea. When I have to go 2-3 years without my favorite food, when I get it is a Hallelujah moment.------I went 6 years without getting a Maine Lobster, when I finally got one I was in a point of Ecstasy, I even sucked out the meat in the legs.
Soon as I hit NC I dragged Hubby to a small shop for a real pulled pork sandwich with Cole slaw on top and green hot sauce. Hubby was not at all impressed, first time he ever had one but I was zoning out on the taste. Now if I could have made this anytime I wished at home, this would have become same oh, and not a oh great experience.
Tacos made Tex Mex corn taco cooked in lard, just hamburger, tomato , lettuce and very sharp cheese. The freaking grease runs down the chin, no spices. Darn my kingdom for a couple dozen.
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LOVE grits!!! I stock up whenever I go down South! That and Duke's mayo except now they sell that up here :yahoo:
Had a friend from Ohio that used to come down to visit. His wife would throw away stuff to make room for a couple of cases of Duke's Mayo going back.
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As a kid I liked to chop up my sausage/ham/bacon, eggs and mix it all up together in my grits.....of course that was with a lot of salt, pepper and butter. Damn good with a few of momma's hot bisquits and a glass of cold whole milk.
As a kid ? Hell I do that now.
Making my mouth water now.
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Had a friend from Ohio that used to come down to visit. His wife would throw away stuff to make room for a couple of cases of Duke's Mayo going back.
I used to fill up a separate shopping cart with Dukes (and grits and a few other things, like this gullah crab seasoning from the Piggly Wiggly in Beaufort, SC that's freaking great!). Once in awhile, I'd get an odd look but I'm sure they're used to us Yankees buying all their good stuff 'cuz we can't get it up here!
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I used to fill up a separate shopping cart with Dukes (and grits and a few other things, like this gullah crab seasoning from the Piggly Wiggly in Beaufort, SC that's freaking great!). Once in awhile, I'd get an odd look but I'm sure they're used to us Yankees buying all their good stuff 'cuz we can't get it up here!
When we used to go to Cincinnati every month or so, there were a couple of stores I would hit, for Italian stuff. Also would stop at Graeter's Ice Cream and pick up 6 pints of different kinds & they would pack in dry ice for me to bring home! Most incredible ice cream ever! :drool:
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I would suggest compost or maybe a cat litter box. :fuelfire:
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I would suggest compost or maybe a cat litter box. :fuelfire:
Compost, because we ain't got a cat and we ain't gettin' one.
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Up here we have them with real maple syrup. Real! Not Aunt Jamima's! I make it myself in the spring. Of course you can put it on anything and it will make it good. i guess you southerners use hot sauce for that?
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**** all y'all grits haters!! :loser: :bigbird: If they're prepared properly, they're very good!! I cook mine a little thick, add in salt, pepper, butter (liberal amounts) and then add in raw eggs while the grits are still cooking. One has to be quick at stirring in the eggs or the eggs will cook. Left over grits can be formed into patties & fried or add in a little more water and simply reheat them! Sausage & other breakfast meats can also be added.
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**** all y'all grits haters!! :loser: :bigbird: If they're prepared properly, they're very good!! I cook mine a little thick, add in salt, pepper, butter (liberal amounts) and then add in raw eggs while the grits are still cooking. One has to be quick at stirring in the eggs or the eggs will cook. Left over grits can be formed into patties & fried or add in a little more water and simply reheat them! Sausage & other breakfast meats can also be added.
Thor - :hammer: :hammer: :hammer:
Nobody in this thread said they "hated" grits. That was a word that you and Johnny Reb brought to the table. At one point I did agree that haters were gonna hate, but that could've referenced anything. :whistling:
Wineslob said something about compost pile (to which I fully concur) and someone else said something about mouse turds.
Ain't no hate there. Just perspective. :-)
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**** all y'all grits haters!! :loser: :bigbird: If they're prepared properly, they're very good!! I cook mine a little thick, add in salt, pepper, butter (liberal amounts) and then add in raw eggs while the grits are still cooking. One has to be quick at stirring in the eggs or the eggs will cook. Left over grits can be formed into patties & fried or add in a little more water and simply reheat them! Sausage & other breakfast meats can also be added.
Why would you ruin eggs and sausage?
You made kitty cry.
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Why would you ruin eggs and sausage?
You made kitty cry.
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Thor made kitty cry?!?
:dn:
Heartless bastard.
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Up here we have them with real maple syrup. Real! Not Aunt Jamima's! I make it myself in the spring. Of course you can put it on anything and it will make it good. i guess you southerners use hot sauce for that?
Hot sauce in the grits.
I use real maple syrup in sauce for ham. :drool: And on waffles. (hmmm...those might be good for dinner tonight!)
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Anyone notice a recurring theme? Having to put enough crap in Grits to make it "edible". :fuelfire:
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Anyone notice a recurring theme? Having to put enough crap in Grits to make it "edible". :fuelfire:
I do! they are merely a vehicle for butter, cheese, chilies or peppers, and hot sauce. :rofl:
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Anyone notice a recurring theme? Having to put enough crap in Grits to make it "edible". :fuelfire:
I think that whoever it was who came up with the term "grits" was definitely into chicken-scratching. And we all know what the hens are scratching for, don't we?
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Anyone notice a recurring theme? Having to put enough crap in Grits to make it "edible". :fuelfire:
Grits are corn off the cob. Who eats corn on the cob without butter and salt ?
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Grits are corn off the cob. Who eats corn on the cob without butter and salt ?
And eggs. And pepper. And sausage. And hot sauce. And whatever else goes in the mix in addition to that "corn on the cob" that comes in a cardboard cylinder.
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Help me out here, folks. I see eggs added to grits. Raw Eggs?
I've been nuking my grits up to now. How much grits to one egg? Can you nuke the concoction? How long?
and tell me about Grits pancakes. That sounds good.
edit to add. I got my survival grits and corn meal today. If times ever go bad, i will share my cornmeal with you grits haters.
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Mr. Mannn won't have to worry about Eupher, Carl, or Wineslob beating down the door of his cabin after the Apocalypse.
I may come over for breakfast the first day of hunting season, though!
:thumbs:
"Grits!"
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Help me out here, folks. I see eggs added to grits. Raw Eggs?
I've been nuking my grits up to now. How much grits to one egg? Can you nuke the concoction? How long?
and tell me about Grits pancakes. That sounds good.
edit to add. I got my survival grits and corn meal today. If times ever go bad, i will share my cornmeal with you grits haters.
Cool. I'll share my mealworms with you as well. Hey, what are friends for, anyway? :-)
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Why would you ruin eggs and sausage?
You made kitty cry.
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Yes, y'all were hating on grits. Don't try to bullshit me, Euphless!! :-)
Wineslob, :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf: Thanks for the laugh this morning!! :-)
Help me out here, folks. I see eggs added to grits. Raw Eggs?
I've been nuking my grits up to now. How much grits to one egg? Can you nuke the concoction? How long?
and tell me about Grits pancakes. That sounds good.
edit to add. I got my survival grits and corn meal today. If times ever go bad, i will share my cornmeal with you grits haters.
I dunno. I generally make a serving for two or three & add in a couple of raw eggs. When I do that, I let the grits come back to a low boil or just cover them and let them sit for a minute or two. The residual heat kills any bad bacteria. You GOTTA be quick about stirring them in or they'll cook in the grits. If that happens, you won't get then smooth texture that one should have. When all is said & done, you'll have a combination of grits, eggs, butter, salt & pepper. :yum:
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Grits (not the soupy stuff restaurants serve), 2 eggs, over easy bleeding butter, fresh-fried crispy bacon broken in to small bits, all mixed together with extra butter, and a tall cold glass of real (not store-bought) milk... Breakfast of the Gods ! ! ! :drool:
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No. I'm joining Wineslob's and Eupher's camp on this. I had some given to me on a trip to North Carolina several years ago. I was quite underwhelmed and just took the one bite.
As for Polenta, yuck. Some years ago, it tried to get all fashionable with the cooking shows and gourmet magazines crowing and swooning over it. Nice restaurants tried to make it sound sooo impressive and haute. It's cornmeal mush, depression food, and I hate it.
BTW, what is it with Duke's mayo? This is not the first time I've heard about this. Mayo is a very simple thing. What makes it so much better than, say, Hellman's?
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BTW, what is it with Duke's mayo? This is not the first time I've heard about this. Mayo is a very simple thing. What makes it so much better than, say, Hellman's?
Raised on it....make a potato salad with it.....or put it on a tomato sandwich and you will see the difference....they tell me that it's loaded with stuff that ain't good for you so you just know its got to be good.
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grits are good for one thing. when totally dried out. Hockey pucks!!
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grits are good for one thing. when totally dried out. Hockey pucks!!
Don Rickles might agree...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WiwOojDTrs[/youtube]
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Raised on it....make a potato salad with it.....or put it on a tomato sandwich and you will see the difference....they tell me that it's loaded with stuff that ain't good for you so you just know its got to be good.
I've lived in the South almost 35+ years and never bought Duke's.
Or Hellman's.
I'm a Kraft only mayonnaise. I could eat it by the spoonful. :drool:
Might try a small jar of Duke's next time I go to the store and see.
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Love Dukes! Can't find it elsewhere, so Hellmanns it is. Love grits too. And polenta.
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Never had Dukes...but that Kraft stuff is chemical mayo ...Hellmanns for me !!!!! but if Dukes shows up ill give it a try.
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Never had Dukes...but that Kraft stuff is chemical mayo ...Hellmanns for me !!!!! but if Dukes shows up ill give it a try.
Bring out the best...
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27Sxx0FYdbk[/youtube]
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Thought I might have to visit my SIL in North Carolina to get Duke's but
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Mayonnaise-32-Ounce-Jars-Pack/dp/B003LPSKPS
or
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Real-Mayonnaise-Pack-18oz/dp/B005AZ5LQI/ref=pd_bxgy_gro_text_y
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Had a friend from Ohio that used to come down to visit. His wife would throw away stuff to make room for a couple of cases of Duke's Mayo going back.
I thought John Wayne always used Miracle Whip? :fuelfire:
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I'm pretty sure that Duke's & Hellman's are the same, just different names for different parts of the country. I COULD be wrong.
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I'm pretty sure that Duke's & Hellman's are the same, just different names for different parts of the country. I COULD be wrong.
Nope, 'fraid not.
It's Hellmann's and Best Foods. Hellmann's on the East Coast and Best Foods on the West.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellmann's_and_Best_Foods
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Thought I might have to visit my SIL in North Carolina to get Duke's but
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Mayonnaise-32-Ounce-Jars-Pack/dp/B003LPSKPS
or
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Real-Mayonnaise-Pack-18oz/dp/B005AZ5LQI/ref=pd_bxgy_gro_text_y
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Thanks for the links...never thought about amazon, I am going to order some and see what the fuss is about :-)
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I'm pretty sure that Duke's & Hellman's are the same, just different names for different parts of the country. I COULD be wrong.
I always bought Hellmans until I went south and found Dukes . . . (that sounds slightly kinky to me :-) )
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Duke's and JFG are the best mayo I've ever bought.
I don't care for Hellman's.
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Thought I might have to visit my SIL in North Carolina to get Duke's but
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Mayonnaise-32-Ounce-Jars-Pack/dp/B003LPSKPS
or
http://www.amazon.com/Dukes-Real-Mayonnaise-Pack-18oz/dp/B005AZ5LQI/ref=pd_bxgy_gro_text_y
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JP -- they sell it at ShopRite in South Jersey now. You're near Philly aren't you? Check your local ShopRite.
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JP -- they sell it at ShopRite in South Jersey now. You're near Philly aren't you? Check your local ShopRite.
I'll have to tell my wife to look in ShopRite...........she shoppes there quite a bit. BTW: I just received my Duke's from Amazon. My first taste reminded me of eggs. :-) :cheersmate:
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I always bought Hellmans until I went south and found Dukes . . . (that sounds slightly kinky to me :-) )
"Sue" and "Dukes"... go together like chocolate and peanut butter!
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I'll have to tell my wife to look in ShopRite...........she shoppes there quite a bit. BTW: I just received my Duke's from Amazon. My first taste reminded me of eggs. :-) :cheersmate:
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Eggsactly!! :drool:
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Eggsactly!! :drool:
What's that you say ? Bacon eggsactly mayonnaise ?
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Another use for grits: add to a can of paint, you now have non-slip paint.
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Another use for grits: add to a can of paint, you now have non-slip paint.
Bedliner ?
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All y'all grits haters can just go straight to Hell!! :tongue:
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All y'all grits haters can just go straight to Hell!! :tongue:
:rotf: ....and don't stop for grits on your way.
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All y'all grits haters can just go straight to Hell!! :tongue:
I've been to hell. They weren't serving grits there, either. :fuelfire:
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When I come down that way, I promise, I will try some grits, but it has to have bacon on the plate with it, or it's a no-go
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When I come down that way, I promise, I will try some grits, but it has to have bacon on the plate with it, or it's a no-go
Bacon, eggs, grits, toast, OJ, whole milk and coffee.....with plenty of butter, salt, pepper, jelly on the side is my favorite breakfast.
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Bacon, eggs, grits, toast, OJ, whole milk and coffee.....with plenty of butter, salt, pepper, jelly on the side is my favorite breakfast.
Unfortunately, for you, there are five things on your list, I will not eat!!
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Bacon, eggs, grits, toast, OJ, whole milk and coffee.....with plenty of butter, salt, pepper, jelly on the side is my favorite breakfast.
The only thing missing is the tabasco!
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Unfortunately, for you, there are five things on your list, I will not eat!!
Well, when I was younger I did have warm Fat Che's Little Brothert Blue Ribbon beer and cold apple pie for breakfast one morning.....how's that suit you?
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I've been to hell. They weren't serving grits there, either. :fuelfire:
Correct. Grits are reserved for God's chosen
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Well, when I was younger I did have warm Fat Che's Little Brothert Blue Ribbon beer and cold apple pie for breakfast one morning.....how's that suit you?
HEHE well there is that....sounds like we kinda had the same idea of what breakfast "should" be when we were younger. There was a time in my youth were mr. Beam came to all three meals...or was the meal...just saying.
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Well, when I was younger I did have warm Fat Che's Little Brothert Blue Ribbon beer and cold apple pie for breakfast one morning.....how's that suit you?
Frank, did you do that?.....I wouldn't drink with Fat Che's Little Brothert.
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Correct. Grits are reserved for God's chosen
Even those in hell? I've got news for you -- lots of God's chosen are burning merrily away.
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Correct. Grits are reserved for God's chosen
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Well, when I was younger I did have warm Fat Che's Little Brothert Blue Ribbon beer and cold apple pie for breakfast one morning.....how's that suit you?
The pie is fine. A little early for beer, but whatevs..
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Well, when I was younger I did have warm Fat Che's Little Brothert Blue Ribbon beer and cold apple pie for breakfast one morning.....how's that suit you?
Not sure what that is but the beer and pie for breakfast is what I was referring to.
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Not sure what that is but the beer and pie for breakfast is what I was referring to.
franksolich renamed the DUmmy **** *******, who is now and forever known as Fat Che's Little Brother.
So... Fat Che's Little Brothert became Fat Che's Little Brothert.
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All y'all grits haters can just go straight to Hell!! :tongue:
^5
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The grits you get in big bags or cans are not microwave food.
You'll find two kind of grits in a big bag. "Old-fashioned grits", which are ground, dried hominy (which is different from plain cornmeal), take about 20 minutes to cook. "Quick grits" are partially cooked, dried, then ground more finely, take about 5 minutes. I'm partial to old-fashioned grits.
I make grits different ways:
1. Plain with salt. Add butter and pepper when you eat them. Seved with eggs, and bacon, sausage, ham, or steak.
2. Plain with salt, Served with sausage gravy.
3. Cheese, butter, and garlic.
4. Cooked with beef broth, chopped up beef, mushrooms, and diced onions (sofkey- it's Indian food). I've also made sofkey with leftover smoked brisket. Mmmmm.
Curious -- when you serve this with sausage gravy, is it on the side or ladled on top? The husband just bought a big bag of stoneground grits that I need to use as it has to be refrigerated. I'm not a fan, but I AM a fan of sausage gravy.
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Curious -- when you serve this with sausage gravy, is it on the side or ladled on top? The husband just bought a big bag of stoneground grits that I need to use as it has to be refrigerated. I'm not a fan, but I AM a fan of sausage gravy.
I serve the gravy in its own bowl, then ladle it onto grits.
Cheesy grits may change your mind about the humble hominy. I like to use extra sharp cheddar cheese.
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Thank you. I'm going to look up a recipe for cheesy grits right now. I think that might be interesting to try for Sunday.
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Thank you. I'm going to look up a recipe for cheesy grits right now. I think that might be interesting to try for Sunday.
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Easy recipe for cheesy grits: To a regular 4 serving recipe, add 1 cup of shredded cheese and 1/2 tsp garlic powder when you have 3 minutes of cook time left. Stir constantly to avoid scorching. Serve with butter and pepper.
If you make 8 servings, double the cheese and garlic powder.
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I ask if they are groceries.
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I have only heard one accurate description regarding the flavor of grits..."They taste as good as whatever it is you mix in them".
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I have only heard one accurate description regarding the flavor of grits..."They taste as good as whatever it is you mix in them".
Bingo.
And h5.
I would argue that wallpaper paste must taste like, well, wallpaper paste. Maybe if I put cheese, or bacon, or eggs, or salt or pepper in wallpaper paste it would taste like those items?
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Ok so it's early in the morning. Just woke up and got my cup of coffee.
I always click "Show new replies to your posts" first thing when I open up the site and then proceed to "Show unread posts since last week."
I thought I saw Girls. What can you do with them? All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) (http://www.conservativecave.com/index.php/board,20.0.html)
I thought to myself this should be interesting and how did I miss this topic in the past?
Anyway, I grew up eating grits with just butter and sugar. It wasn't until a few years ago I was introduced to the cheese and bacon which is wonderful.
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Okay -- I'm going to have to weigh in with the grits - nay group now. The sausage gravy was good, however and I found that the more gravy I added, the better it tasted. :naughty:
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Every time I see this thread, I think back to my childhood and momma's fine breakfast feasts. Hot grits from local grown and water ground yellow corn, sausages(ham or bacon) made from the hogs we grew, scrambled eggs from the chickens on the yard, milk and home made butter from the milk cows in the pasture, big old hot bisquits made with Southern Mills flour home made butter milk and full of home made lard baked just right.
....then I'd fill the hot grits with salt, pepper and butter.....stir until well mixed, then chop up the eggs and sausages(ham or bacon) and mix it all together. A spoonful of mix, a bite of bisquit and wash it all down with a cold glass of fresh non homogenized, non pasteurized milk. Then topped off with several bisquits filled with home made butter and home made jelly, jam, perserves.
Couldn't gain an ounce back then but I gained three pounds just now just thinking about it.
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I, too, have some favorite foods that are associated with my childhood. Cream of Wheat (winter mornings), Campbells Cream of Mushroom Soup (my great-grandmother would make this for me when I was sick), vienna sausages (associated with fishing with my great-grandmother who loved these for some reason), canned sausage gravy over unevenly cooked diced potatoes and onions and canned beans...(really...my dad called this "river food" and made it on camp outs. For some reason it was delightful outside.) :-*
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We just used to eat grits because we were poor and couldn't afford anything else. Haha
We would only get bacon once a week.
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Every time I see this thread, I think back to my childhood and momma's fine breakfast feasts. Hot grits from local grown and water ground yellow corn, sausages(ham or bacon) made from the hogs we grew, scrambled eggs from the chickens on the yard, milk and home made butter from the milk cows in the pasture, big old hot bisquits made with Southern Mills flour home made butter milk and full of home made lard baked just right.
....then I'd fill the hot grits with salt, pepper and butter.....stir until well mixed, then chop up the eggs and sausages(ham or bacon) and mix it all together. A spoonful of mix, a bite of bisquit and wash it all down with a cold glass of fresh non homogenized, non pasteurized milk. Then topped off with several bisquits filled with home made butter and home made jelly, jam, perserves.
Couldn't gain an ounce back then but I gained three pounds just now just thinking about it.
I don't remember the grits, but when visiting my grandparents farm, we had great meals. Grandma baked bread and biscuits almost every morning with homemade butter. The problem for me was, if I didn't get up early enough to eat when it was served, it was all gone.
They had a smoke house, chickens, a milk cow and a big kitchen garden. I loved the farm. I would go exploring with my cousins and we always managed to find trouble.
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Bingo.
And h5.
I would argue that wallpaper paste must taste like, well, wallpaper paste. Maybe if I put cheese, or bacon, or eggs, or salt or pepper in wallpaper paste it would taste like those items?
Grits hater!! :bird: :-)
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We just used to eat grits because we were poor and couldn't afford anything else. Haha
We would only get bacon once a week.
For some reason, I thought you said girls...
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Every time I see this thread, I think back to my childhood and momma's fine breakfast feasts. Hot grits from local grown and water ground yellow corn, sausages(ham or bacon) made from the hogs we grew, scrambled eggs from the chickens on the yard, milk and home made butter from the milk cows in the pasture, big old hot bisquits made with Southern Mills flour home made butter milk and full of home made lard baked just right.
....then I'd fill the hot grits with salt, pepper and butter.....stir until well mixed, then chop up the eggs and sausages(ham or bacon) and mix it all together. A spoonful of mix, a bite of bisquit and wash it all down with a cold glass of fresh non homogenized, non pasteurized milk. Then topped off with several bisquits filled with home made butter and home made jelly, jam, perserves.
Couldn't gain an ounce back then but I gained three pounds just now just thinking about it.
I used to mix up my grits just like that. Still do when I get a chance.
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Thank you. I'm going to look up a recipe for cheesy grits right now. I think that might be interesting to try for Sunday.
So, how did you like cheesy grits?
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So, how did you like cheesy grits?
(Let me try to figure out the quote function -- old dog, new tricks)
I found that the more things you add to grits, the better they taste. Or maybe it's just distracting the taste buds. :naughty:
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(Let me try to figure out the quote function -- old dog, new tricks)
I found that the more things you add to grits, the better they taste. Or maybe it's just distracting the taste buds. :naughty:
Grits are po' folks' food, like boiled potatoes, rice, oatmeal, or beans.
They serve their purpose- fill hungry bellies, feed a family, keep working people working.
I like 'em.
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Grits are po' folks' food, like boiled potatoes, rice, oatmeal, or beans.
They serve their purpose- fill hungry bellies, feed a family, keep working people working.
I like 'em.
My husband likes them too. We have an arrangement when we go somewhere that serves them. He trades his sausage gravy for my grits. I think I get the best of that bargain.
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I don't eat much for breakfast during the week, but watch out on the weekend---
Nothing better than 2 eggs over easy, country ham or bacon, biscuits and sauage gravy, grits, orange juice and lots of black coffee, then I'm good until dinner.
(http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/rustybayonet_2009/food/sausagebisci_zpsf7d9b920.jpg) (http://s681.photobucket.com/user/rustybayonet_2009/media/food/sausagebisci_zpsf7d9b920.jpg.html)
(http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/rustybayonet_2009/food/eggs-on-grits-w-bacon-5401_zps35d95236.jpg) (http://s681.photobucket.com/user/rustybayonet_2009/media/food/eggs-on-grits-w-bacon-5401_zps35d95236.jpg.html)
(http://i681.photobucket.com/albums/vv176/rustybayonet_2009/food/coffeeIV.jpg) (http://s681.photobucket.com/user/rustybayonet_2009/media/food/coffeeIV.jpg.html)
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I don't eat much for breakfast during the week, but watch out on the weekend---
Nothing better than 2 eggs over easy, country ham or bacon, biscuits and sauage gravy, grits, orange juice and lots of black coffee, then I'm good until dinner.
You must come from my part of the country. That looks like Sunday morning breakfast around here.
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north of Birmingham, AL - And if not at home, the Cracker Barrel is king ---- :yahoo:
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Up here, winter -4 degrees outside and my family flipped meals.
One grandparents home had just registers up stairs and a coal furnace. Early morning the windows had ice on the inside of the windows.
Breakfast was what we would eat for supper, rolls, some kind of meat, boiled potatoes and a vegetable.
Supper would be what we ate for breakfast, bacon, eggs, toast, a hot cereal, pancakes, OJ, hot chocolate.
cream of wheat or rice, oatmeal, Maypo, but never Grits.
Seems to me that when in a hospital I tried different foods and fell in love with them, one of the few upsides of spending a week in those ghastly places.
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My great-grandmother and grandmother lived together and also had a coal furnace with exchanges upstairs. I used to love to sit next to the furnace, it was the only warm place in the house at times. I remember when they finally got an out house. I guess there aren't too many people who have those memories much any more.
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I read that grits are real good for getting your car unstuck from mud or snow .
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I read that grits are real good for getting your car unstuck from mud or snow .
Thought that was cat litter?
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That too... :-)
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http://carolinagrits.com/
There roated grits.............OMG :drool:
The geechee grits...............OMG :drool:
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My husband likes them too. We have an arrangement when we go somewhere that serves them. He trades his sausage gravy for my grits. I think I get the best of that bargain.
Do you have a Waffle House or Huddle House in your neck of the woods?
I've had grits and gravy at both (Huddle House a short morning's ride from my house)
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Do you have a Waffle House or Huddle House in your neck of the woods?
I've had grits and gravy at both (Huddle House a short morning's ride from my house)
That's funny! My hubby just recently introduced me to Waffle House and their incredible biscuits with gravy. I've never seen anyone slice and grill the biscuits before. That makes it really, really good. I do that at home now.
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I don't think I have ever had grits.
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I had them once. They just tasted like wet corn.
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I had them once. They just tasted like wet corn.
Not enough salt and butter.
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We would have grits (seasoned with butter, salt, & pepper) with fried fish (Red breast or Brim)...loved it :drool:
While working at the Waffle House, I would eat a grits bowl almost every day. Bacon, scrambled or over-medium eggs, and butter. Yum Yum.
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Love "Awful" House.
There's one out by the airport and when my son would come home on leave, we had to stop there direct from the airport so he could get his "fix"... :-) Apparently there was nothing in the Washington area to compare, and certainly nothing on shipboard.
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Love "Awful" House.
There's one out by the airport and when my son would come home on leave, we had to stop there direct from the airport so he could get his "fix"... :-) Apparently there was nothing in the Washington area to compare, and certainly nothing on shipboard.
I went there yesterday while I was having my car serviced. I almost considered ordering grits.
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I went there yesterday while I was having my car serviced. I almost considered ordering grits.
I don't get grits very often there. I want hashbrowns with onions, tomatoes and extra cheese!
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I don't get grits very often there. I want hashbrowns with onions, tomatoes and extra cheese!
You can get your hash browns "country" now... with sausage gravy on top.
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I've never had any reason to eat grits. Why would I when I can have hashbrowns covered in cheese or sausage gravy?
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Grits. What can you do with them?
Form them into a hockey puck?
I can have hashbrowns covered in cheese or sausage gravy?
:cheersmate:
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Form them into a hockey puck?
:cheersmate:
How dare you ?
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WiwOojDTrs[/youtube]
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Anyone died of grits poisoning since this thread was started?
....and I've been enjoying the hell out of DUKE's mayonnaise and home grown tomatoes sandwiches this summer.