Wino wrote:No grits would be best news second only to Trump losing in 2020 ! Grits - tofu for southerners. Gag a maggot !!

Boo this man! Boooooo!

It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

Wino wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:12 pm No grits would be best news second only to Trump losing in 2020 ! Grits - tofu for southerners. Gag a maggot !!

I'll take mashed potatoes or hash browns any day versus grits. I never understood the appeal.

Of course, I finally found bagels and cream cheese for sale. Far more appealing than grits!

K9s wrote:

Wino wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:12 pm No grits would be best news second only to Trump losing in 2020 ! Grits - tofu for southerners. Gag a maggot !!

I'll take mashed potatoes or hash browns any day versus grits. I never understood the appeal.

Of course, I finally found bagels and cream cheese for sale. Far more appealing than grits!

See I'd take grits any day over bagels and cream cheese. Not that bagels and cream cheese are bad, I actually enjoy it, but to me it's a food without any real character. It's what all the old Jewish people I knew growing up ate, and none of them seemed to care about food at all, at least not like my Italian family or my Cuban friends or even my more southern friends. In all those cultures, food meant something, it was integrally important to pretty much all your relationships. But bagels and cream cheese represented a culture that while great in so many ways, treated food as mere sustanance.

Also, shrimp and grits. Checkmate.

Home fries.

With red bell peppers, onions, parsley, and feta.

Boom.

CDFingers

Fried in Sunflower oil, gets 'em crispy!

Another thing we make here at home is "Holy Trinity" a al NOLA. 2 parts dehydrated onion, 1 part dehydrated celery, 1 part dehydrated bell peppers. Make it by the washtub, fill up a bunch of Mason jars. Put it in just about everything; eggs, soups, dressing, stews, beans, eTc.

SR

Wino wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:12 pm No grits would be best news second only to Trump losing in 2020 ! Grits - tofu for southerners. Gag a maggot !!

Damn, Wino! I was born on the banks of the Hudson River, grew up in New York, lived more of my life in New Jersey than anywhere else, and I would DIE to have perfectly good grits again! What can go wrong with smooth, creamy corn meal with lots of butter, salt and pepper?!?!

Don't get me wrong: I totally believe that the BEST bagels and pizza in the world are just around the corner and just a delivery away here in NJ, true ambrosia!, but North Carolina invaded my soul in the six years I lived there...and grits and Carolina pulled-pork barbecue are just heaven on earth to me!

In the DC area, it was Afghani food, Maryland crab cakes , and steamed, spiced Blue Crabs!

In Abaco, it's cracked Conch, and ANYTHING from Pete's Pub!

BBQ? YES!

Grits. You can keep 'em.

K9s wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:36 pm BBQ? YES!

Grits. You can keep 'em.

North Carolina got in my soul over 40 years ago, and despite all the bullshit, and assholes, like Art Pope, it's still there, hence my avatar. And grits (properly cooked, of course) are part of that. If I COULD, I'd eat sweet potato pie, but while my mouth loves it--it HATES me! (so does pumpkin pie, which I love even more!)

I've got family there, too--a brother there 45 years, nephew, niece, grand-niece....

kronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:25 pm It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

The right way to do grits is to use them to line a fire pit.

sig230 wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:18 am

kronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:25 pm It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

The right way to do grits is to use them to line a fire pit.

Funny. I feel the same way about Scotch--expensive charcoal lighter!

YankeeTarheel wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:59 am

sig230 wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:18 am

kronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:25 pm It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

The right way to do grits is to use them to line a fire pit.

Funny. I feel the same way about Scotch--expensive charcoal lighter!

Me too. Bourbon is great, whisky ok but I won't even take a sip of scotch. Yuck.

sig230 wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:18 am

kronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:25 pm It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

The right way to do grits is to use them to line a fire pit.

I luv ya, man!!

Grits, like tofu, take on the flavor of whatever you spice it. Otherwise, there is no taste whatsoever. I'll stick with Fritos to get my corn fix, thank you. At least Fritos don't have the consistency or appearance of pond scum. If it's discovered grits can prevent COVID-19, I'd take my chances without.

Correctly made grits came from Mom's side of family from East Texas, as they all raved about them. I tried eating, just couldn't stomach, no matter how much butter, salt, pepper, kitchen sink herbs - nothing improved them. I'm guessing when I reached about 12 Mother finally quit trying to convince / coax me to eat grits as I do not recall ever seeing them on the table again. It's not like I'm a picky eater - never have been. When working at remote mining camps in various 3rd world countries, I learned quickly NOT to ask what I was eating in the mess hall - not once was there ever anything as offensive as grits placed on dining tables.

I think grits require fried eggs and drippings. But I'm no purist.

I just think of PROPERLY cooked grits as just another breakfast hot cereal, like Wheatena, Oatmeal, Cream of Rice, or Cream of Wheat.
Not in love with any of them, except grits, but I can eat them all. But grits are best as a side of eggs, bacon or sausage.

Then there's that monstrosity worse than Spam called "Scrapple"

YankeeTarheel wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:59 am

sig230 wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 8:18 am

kronkmusic wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:25 pm It's okay Wino, it just means you've never had grits done the right way, which actually just makes me feel kinda bad for you. One day you'll understand the yellow, heart congesting magic that are true southern grits.

The right way to do grits is to use them to line a fire pit.

Funny. I feel the same way about Scotch--expensive charcoal lighter!

Correct!

YankeeTarheel wrote:I just think of PROPERLY cooked grits as just another breakfast hot cereal, like Wheatena, Oatmeal, Cream of Rice, or Cream of Wheat.
Not in love with any of them, except grits, but I can eat them all. But grits are best as a side of eggs, bacon or sausage.

Then there's that monstrosity worse than Spam called "Scrapple"

Haha see I think scrapple is one of the most underrated foods of all time! It's the first thing I get when I go see my family in Philly or NJ. That, and some Taylor Pork Roll (or Taylor Ham, depending on which half of NJ you are in)

You can have the scrapple! I'll have the cheese steak instead!

Why am I thinking of John Wayne with all this grit shit?

Truly?

SR

YankeeTarheel wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:45 am You can have the scrapple! I'll have the cheese steak instead!

You had to bring up cheesesteak in the apocalypse?

MMMMMMmmmmm....

Dying for a cheesesteak now. And still craving a reuben.

Vulnerability map:

https://covid19.jvion.com/

CDFingers

That's a cool map, but I question it's granular accuracy. I punched in my ZIP code and it showed me as safe, but Ft Rosecrans Cemetary and Cabrillo National Monument as high-probability areas.

SubRosa wrote: Thu Apr 02, 2020 10:28 pm Another thing we make here at home is "Holy Trinity" a al NOLA. 2 parts dehydrated onion, 1 part dehydrated celery, 1 part dehydrated bell peppers. Make it by the washtub, fill up a bunch of Mason jars. Put it in just about everything; eggs, soups, dressing, stews, beans, eTc.

On our prep runs we grabbed a few pounds of holy trinity components. Chopped and froze them.

Shrimp and grits is a new family favorite. I couldn't wrap my head around it until having it at a friend's BBQ joint. Addicted now.

CDFingers wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:00 am Vulnerability map:

https://covid19.jvion.com/

CDFingers

Everywhere there's a store, there's a "high risk". I guess that makes sense...

senorgrand wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 12:47 pm

CDFingers wrote: Fri Apr 03, 2020 11:00 am Vulnerability map:

https://covid19.jvion.com/

CDFingers

Everywhere there's a store, there's a "high risk". I guess that makes sense...

And the college in my town makes us high risk. As if that's news to us locals anyway.

CDFingers