[AT] OT Redbud/asparagus_Mattias

Sun Apr 24 07:08:26 PDT 2005

Mattias,

I'll try.

Grits are a corn product that has been modified by having all the flavor and 
color removed, much like hominy, but as I understand it more finely ground. 
Completely flavorless, and resembling sand, but used as a platform for 
things with some flavor to make it palatable.  The process of making it 
requires a lye soaking and a little witchcraft.

Poi is a slimy flavorless mess that Hawaiians try unsuccessfully to feed to 
tourists.  It's a private joke all native Hawaiians share.  It's actually a 
by-product of the manufacture of a building material from the root of some 
native plant.

George Willer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mattias Kessén" <Mattias.kessen at telia.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 7:25 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> >From    : mmman at netscape.com
>> Sent    : Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:36:34 -0700 (PDT)
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>> Subject : Re: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus
>>
>>
>> >
>> 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
>>
>> 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
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
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>> Subject: RE: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus
>>
>>
>> > 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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>> > Subject : RE: [AT] OT Redbud/asparagus
>> >>
>> >>>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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