Dee Randall > wrote in message
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> "The Ranger" > wrote in message
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> > Melba's Jammin' > wrote in message
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> > > 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!

I'm none too fond of polenta, as you might guess, either. I'd much
rather have something else (risotto) as a side...

The Ranger