[AT] OT Redbud/asparagus

Sun Apr 24 04:25:59 PDT 2005

Can someone please explain what grits and poi are? I 've tried to not bother but since this thread seems to last forever so... please.

/Mattias

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> Grits, asparagus, poi, boiled okra and now rhubarb! What'll come up next?
> i was introduced to rhubarb pie by a cousin in Michigan back in 1964. I 
> agree, Bear, it's good stuff!
> 
> Phil
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> >From    : mmman at netscape.com
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> >
> Like Charlie, I was brought up to eat whatever was served and to never insult 
> my hostess by not eating what was on the table.  But if presented poi again, 
> I would probably insult my Hawaiian hostess and refuse.  I really thought 
> they had goofed and served watery drywall mud or generic wallpaper paste.  
> Might be good for a case of the galloping back door trots if you could keep 
> it down.  Only tried it once at a big island dairy looah(sp?) when we were 
> recieving some air shipped baby calves there and that was enough.
> 
> On the other hand, I never had asparagus until I was old enough to vote and I 
> really love the fresh stuff.  Raw, cooked or dipped in beer even.    
> But then I really love all green vegetables and eat almost everything.  I do 
> not care for pinapple, but if your darling wife or mother bakes a Pinapple 
> pie or cake, I will eat it and compliment her on her prowess in the kitchen--
> that is what Mama taught us boys to do.  
> 
> Grits are another of those things that seams to be regional.  I was brought 
> up on grits with red eye gravy and bacon on the side.  Just another breakfast 
> cereal and my maternal grandmother who was a school cook for over 40 years 
> used to mix grits in her pancakes about half time.  I see people eating them 
> with butter and honey or sugar, but that is kid stuff.  
> 
> Rubarb is another of those things that I never tried till I was 30 or so.  We 
> were shiping Dairy heifers from Iowa to S America and one of the breeders 
> wives was feeding us and she cooked rubarb pie--boy was I hooked.  Guess as 
> you all can see, when you can see me, I just like to eat almost anything that 
> holds still while I stick a fork in it.
> Bear
> --- "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:20:37 -0400
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> Subject: Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus
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> Trust me Phil,  DON'T bother trying poi unless you just want to see how bad 
> it is.  Let the Hawaians sing all the songs they want to about it.  The 
> stuff ain't fit to eat.  I said earlier that I will eat most anything and I 
> will.  I was raised not to waste food and you can tell that by looking at my 
> waist.  (pun intended)  I seldom leave anything much on my plate even if I 
> don't like it but poi is another story.  I've been to Hawaii twice and tried 
> it both times.  Last time I tried very hard to eat the stuff.  I just 
> couldn't.   Forget about good food or bad food.  It just doesn't even taste 
> like food.
> 
> I'm sure I've offended someone who likes the stuff and I'm sorry but I just 
> don't know how anyone could eat it unless it was the last thing left before 
> canabalism.
> 
> Charlie
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> > Exactly right on the grits, Warren. However, I do enjoy asparagus,
> > especially in Pat's asparagus casserole. I can't comment on poi,
> > however, since I've never had any.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >>From    : "Warren F. Smith" <WarrenSmith at palmettobuilders.net>
> > Sent    : Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:24:47 -0400
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> >>>I'll agree that poi should be at the bottom of the list, right after
> >>>*GRITS*.
> >>>George Willer
> >
> > George I normally agree with your curmudgeonly self but those are fighting
> > words around here. Grits are a staple in the South as I'm sure you are
> > aware. Same as cream of wheat and oatmeal are elsewhere. I eat mine with a
> > little butter and salt, maybe crumble bacon in them. I have seen people 
> > eat
> > them with jelly, cheese, honey or sugar as well. Look at grits as a vast
> > empty palette on which you can practice your culinary art. Asparagus, on 
> > the
> > other hand, is hopeless.
> >
> > Warren
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