[AT] OT Grits explanation for Mattias

[charlie hill]

OK, here is one more link and I promise I'll leave this thread alone now.

http://www.quakergrits.com/QG_Grits/grits.htm

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2005 1:44 PM
Subject: [AT] OT Grits explanation for Mattias


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> On 4/24/2005 at 11:33 AM DAVIESW739 at aol.com wrote:
>>In a message dated 4/24/2005 5:01:57 A.M.  Pacific Daylight Time,
>>Mattias.kessen at telia.com writes:
>>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.
>>
>
> I originally sent this to George and Charlie off list, but since Mattias
> asked, I'll post it on the list:
>
> *************************************************
> Hey George and Charlie - you are both right about grits and the lye thing.
>
> When folks refer to grits, they are almost always referring to hominy
> ground up real fine. Hominy is made by soaking de-germed, hulled corn
> kernels in a very weak lye bath, though it can be just water.   The ladies
> at the Forest Service camp I worked at would make it from scratch.  Samps
> are coarsely ground hominy, grits are finely ground hominy.   With just an
> exception or two, I NEVER hear the word samps except from the old timers 
> in
> those mountains.  Fresh hominy is GREAT though I can't ever find it
> anymore, other than the breakfast fund raisers at the AME Zion (primarily
> African American membership)church and the expensive southwest/Mexican
> restaurants.  Hominy tastes like and looks like what the cross pollination
> between a chick pea and corn would yield.
>
> However, as Charlie mentioned, you can have grits that are not made from
> hominy, but is just dried corn ground up.  These are know as "pearl grits"
> and are common too.  I hate them though as they are too "sandy" textured
> for me.
>
> As an aside, the word grits is not plural and we should be using the
> singular 'is' , as in "A bowl of Grits is delicious".  But I don't think 
> it
> sounds right and I refuse.   BTW, all this info is anecdotal and acquired
> over time.   Confirm with independent sources before using your newly 
> found
> grits knowledge too wildly and loosely (-;
>
> Spencer Yost
> Owner, ATIS
> Plow the Net!
> http://www.atis.net
>
>
>
>
>>/Mattias
>>
>>In one word Mattias  YUK!!!!!!
>>
>>Walt Davies
>>Cooper Hollow Farm
>>Monmouth, OR 97361
>>503  623-0460
>>
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