"The Ranger" > wrote in message
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> Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
> ...
>> I decided to try the cheesy grits thing this morning. cooked the
> grits,
>> stirred a couple torn-up slices of fat free sharp cheddar into it,
>> sprinkled some onion powder, Sunny Paris, and black pepper on it and
>> stirred. It was ok, I guess, but I'll stick to plain, I think.
>> Curiosity has been satisfied.
>
> Indeed! Why would you think sand and Elmer's Paste would be improved by
> adding anything to it?
>
> YUCK!
>
> The Ranger
> --
> Grits are a travesty, an evil, perpetrated by the South against the
> North in our never-ending War Between the States. If you were served
> this dish as a child, you would have been psychologically traumatized.
> They are the most foul-tasting gruel that has ever been invented by one
> group and foisted on another group of humans. This "dish" is used as a
> way of showing that the day can't get any worse. Look at how, as if
> further proof is needed, many people prefer to eat them; heavily salted
> and floating in a tub of butter, covered in gravy, cheese, or other
> substances -- all in a vain effort to fool the tortured soul eating them
> into thinking the taste and texture might possibly be edible!
>
Tell it to the Italians.
Polenta!
Dee