On Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:45:36 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>Oh pshaw, on Sun 16 Dec 2007 08:29:47a, hamburger helper meant to say...
>
>> My Great Grandfather talked of the same tradition, in Central Missouri -
>> they would make a mess of grits, and pour it into a drawer where it
>> would solidify. The following day, his mum would slice it up and fry
>> it. That, with a spoonful of "coal oil" - whatever the hell that is -
>> would fill their bellies.
>>
>> HH
>>
>>
>
>"coal oil" is kerosene by many deifinitions. I can't imagine consuming it.

According to Wiki, it's not. If he came from a family of miners, I'm
not surprised by use of that the terminology. "Grits" is also a
mining term, so "coal oil" probably describes something that resembles
real coal oil... like maple syrup.

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