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In reply to the discussion: Restaurants in the South. [View all]rppper
(2,952 posts)I had a good friend in the navy from "baaaaaah-stun"...myself being from NE Texas....who wanted to try grits for the 1st time, so he asked me what I put on them to make corn mush edible....I said add some butter, salt and pepper to taste....he thought about it for a second and said "buttah fah shuh, but I'm gonna try it with sugah instead of salt....like cream of wheat..." after a few bites, he hands me the bowl and says "rich ya gotta fuchin' try this..." I'll be damned but it was delicious! I have to admit I felt a Little blasphemous....which my very texan(but a progressive untill she passed) mother confirmed for me when I told her the story, called me a
Damn Yankee too! I still eat it like my Boston friend liked it about 1/4 of the time that I eat grits, but I like to cut up a fried egg or two and mix it with the grits.....I see it like this....I showed a Yankee the food Of the gods, he just used his independent thinking to Flavor them...
Don't take offense to the Yankee thing...it really is a Term of endearment....hey, my fiances from upstate new York!