On 2012-05-28 20:32:44 +0000, l, not -l said:

> On 28-May-2012, gtr > wrote:
>
>> On 2012-05-28 18:27:36 +0000, sf said:
>>
>>> On Mon, 28 May 2012 11:12:37 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> O.k., I'm willing to try it. It just isn't part of my mid-western
>>>> culture and I imagine that it will have a mouth feel similar to Cream
>>>> of Wheat. But I will try it. First though. . .will someone explain
>>>> the difference between polenta and corn meal? Can I just buy corn
>>>> meal or do I need to look for a different kind of ground corn?
>>>> Clueless from the mid-west
>>>
>>> Polenta is cornmeal... and it comes in different grinds, like cornmeal
>>> does. I've been trying to figure out what the difference is between
>>> polenta and grits, myself. I've eaten lots of polenta, haven't
>>> touched a grit yet. Don't think I've even seen it.
>>
>> In my (southern) experience, grits is made from hominy.
>
> I grew up in western Kentucky, in our little part of of the south we ate
> corn grits, not hominy grits; hominy grits are nasty. In travellling around
> the south, I found it best to ask whether hominy or corn grits are what is
> being served. Seems there's no amount of butter and pepper that can hide
> the taste of hominy.

I like 'em.