Happy Thanksgiving

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » November 25, 2007, 3:18 pm

Arrrrgggghhhhhhhhhh, its freaking snowing.
Did I accidentally kick Truckfarmer's dog? :shock:

I think its a yankee plot to freeze me to death.
Breakfast and conversation were both good as usual, but they don't have grits up here.
ROTFLMAO
U@ss

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 25, 2007, 4:06 pm

What the hell are grits ! some kind of health food for breakfast?

Alan,

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » November 25, 2007, 4:40 pm

ALAN: Grits are a 'grommet delicacy which (apparently) can only TRULY be enjoyed by residents of the Southern United States and Texas. It's made from ground corn and although traditionally served at breakfast, can also enjoyed with a variety of meats and seafood at other meals...shrimp, fried fish, etc. For more info: GOOGLE GRITS!

TRUCKFARMER: Do you think Skip's powers include "rainmaking" as well as "snowmaking"? Lots of folks in the SE could use some rain...maybe a new career?

Truckrat · Post by **Truckrat** » November 25, 2007, 5:04 pm

No Grits!!! Oh Man! As a fellow southerner I wouldn't expect you would find grits up that far north, but I thought everybody knew what Grits are. Alan, you are immune since
you are on the other side of the world from here. All I can say is if you ever come to the states, look me up and I'll buy you a big bowl of 'em for breakfast. Breakfast my treat! TR

Z-MAN · Post by **Z-MAN** » November 25, 2007, 7:16 pm

Alan if u get bored there is a movie called Uncle Vinnie that has a funny explanation of Grits

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » November 25, 2007, 9:19 pm

I had a great thanksgiving, and I had grits here too. :lol:

Uncle Skip · Post by **Uncle Skip** » November 26, 2007, 9:15 am

Like Dean Martin used to sing, "I'm goin' back to Houston".
See you all in a couple of days.
Try not to get into any trouble while I'm out of pocket LOL :wink:

U@ss
I need to send Alan a "CARE" package with some grits.... and the movie is "My Cousin Vinnie".
Ya'll come back now, ya heah?

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 26, 2007, 6:03 pm

Googled Grits! sounds like what we call creamed corn,if it is I`ll have mine up sized please! :popcorn:

looove corn!

Alan,

Truckfarmer · Post by **Truckfarmer** » November 26, 2007, 9:29 pm

OK, next time we can coerce Skip back to the North, I will make him grits for breakfast. They are common at my house because my Mom grew up near where Skip was raised in Georgia. Granted, I have to almost smuggle them into Illinois.
Don't let him fool you, he had his chance to order biscuits and gravy if he was really homesick for the South. I think all the shivering had affected his decision making.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » November 26, 2007, 10:02 pm

TRUCKFARMER: Make sure they're HOT. He might think they're snow and run back to Houston.

greythorn3 · Post by **greythorn3** » November 26, 2007, 11:09 pm

Hahah u know you have to be raised in the south to like them... I was raised in alaska and minnesota, and meet a girl in arizona that became my 2nd half... she was from houston texas and loved these things called grits.. well we went to houston texas one year for christmas and i tried them grits.. they have no flavor kind of like rice.. so i think its one of them things you gotta be raised on to like..

Ray

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 26, 2007, 11:22 pm

greythorn3 wrote:Hahah u know you have to be raised in the south to like them... I was raised in alaska and minnesota, and meet a girl in arizona that became my 2nd half... she was from houston texas and loved these things called grits.. well we went to houston texas one year for christmas and i tried them grits.. they have no flavor kind of like rice.. so i think its one of them things you gotta be raised on to like..

Ray

sounds like there not like our creamcorn :cry:

but if they had some vegimite on them they may be eatable :wink:

Alan,

greythorn3 · Post by **greythorn3** » November 27, 2007, 1:49 am

vegemite is good!!

Ray

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » November 27, 2007, 9:04 am

Yeah, Vegemite might work. It's got to taste better then the wikipedia description sounds.

Actually most people put butter, salt and pepper on them, but a touch of "red eye"* gravy hits the spot. My wife like her's with mushrooms and jalapeños???

*"made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham that has been mixed with water or black coffee"

Johnny Canuck · Post by **Johnny Canuck** » November 27, 2007, 9:17 am

Alan you are not too far off, if you threw some onions in creamed corn and fried it up it would be like grits. Also tastes like fried cream of wheat. Had it once, that was enough. Prolly the reason the Brits never stomped right into the south in 1812

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » November 27, 2007, 7:18 pm

I think I`ll bring a packed lunch to slickstock.

Alan,

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » November 27, 2007, 7:35 pm

Whatca bringing, a Vegemite sandwich?

jeepbut · Post by **jeepbut** » November 27, 2007, 11:33 pm

The mere smell of grits makes me vomit projectile style. In fact I feel a little queezy just typeing this! Thanks, Lyman.

shawns fords · Post by **shawns fords** » November 27, 2007, 11:48 pm

wtf? onions in grits? thats just wrong, you gotta put a bit of sugar, and butter on them, my girlfriend likes them salted. but NEVER with onions. damn them crazy canadians :lol:

I grew up in colorado, lived in that thar south for a while. but my Grampa from Kentucky hooked me on grits at a young age. I eat them almost weekly, lol NEVER WITH THEM STINKY ONIONS

Max · Post by **Max** » November 28, 2007, 12:00 am

You people are nuts! I was born in New York, raised in Texas and both places we ate grits with breakfast. Can't think of one thing about them that would make someone NOT like them other than folks that might not like the consistency of oatmeal.

Like shawn - butter on top, spoonful of sugar and chomp away. And when I wasn't misbehavin' I could put brown sugar on them. Even a little bit of milk.

Did I mention that I eat everything and am a bottomless pit? That helps. (No comments from phRed necessary)

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