s/o How do you take your grits?

[JDT]

Personally, i'm not a fan! But my dh has a southern mama, so I have to cook them from time to time.

My kids won't touch them at all. I like them with some butter buds and a little sugar.

DH eats them with hot sauce and adoboe (a nod to the Bronx).

And sweet tea - uh, NO! I prefer my tea unsweetend or ice coffee with a little carmel syrup.

So - how do you take your grits? What's your favorite thing to drink with them.

[earthmama]

with butter or butter and cheese.

Iced tea of course!

[MisanthropeKitty]

I like my grits with cheese! Its been soo long since I had any though! And sweet tea yum!! I make it by the gallon with one cup of sugar and it is sooooo good!!
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[MyThreeMiracles]

butter, cheese, bacon bits or ham and a nice soft biscuit to sop it all up with :drool:

[4chixmama]

I've only had them while visiting the in-laws in AL, & they had lots of butter. I don't like sweet tea at all, although dh loves it. Since everyone was talking bbq in the other thread, I like the vinegar basted, dry rubbed, sauce on the side. Yum. And I'm so sad I didn't get any crawfish while we were down last month. :(

[naughtymonkey]

butter or cheese & bacon. I like them with a biscuit, sometimes with toast and runny eggs.
Depends on time of day, but you can never go wrong with sweet tea!

[Picklesnapper]

I'm a hot mess! I like to take my whole breakfast plate and mix it all in. Grits, meat, eggs, bread, butter, cheese salt and pepper.

:drool:

[nini02]

No grits or iced tea (sweet or otherwise) for me. Ew.

[JDT]

Ok, I am officially a yankee. Because all of the combination described sounded gross to me.

Plain grits (cooked with soy milk) and a little sugar is ok.

I think I prefer a nice civilized bowl of cream of wheat! :lol:

[BeccatheGreat]

Lots of brown sugar and butter for my grits!
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Oh and sweet tea has to be sweet enough to hurt my teeth (not really hurt but very very sweet), very strong, and with lemon!

[ceelynncee]

I'm a hot mess! I like to take my whole breakfast plate and mix it all in. Grits, meat, eggs, bread, butter, cheese salt and pepper.

:drool:
:yeahthat:Mmmm...good! It don't make for a pretty plate in Waffle House but who cares,it's Waffle House.:toofunny:

[Picklesnapper]

:yeahthat:Mmmm...good! It don't make for a pretty plate in Waffle House but who cares,it's Waffle House.:toofunny:


EXACTLY! And you can bet you're not the only one with a plate of slop in that place.

[JeDeeLenae]

I'm like you JDT butter and sugar is plenty for me

[naughtymonkey]

Sugar? In grits? Ewwwww....that's not grits. That's....hell, I don't know what that is, but it ain't grits.

[Picklesnapper]

Sugar? In grits? Ewwwww....that's not grits. That's....hell, I don't know what that is, but it ain't grits.


:toofunny:

Wouldn't it be " dem aint grietss tha-at's heell, I don't know whut that iz, but it aint no griets"


:toofunny:

[naughtymonkey]

:toofunny:

Wouldn't it be " dem aint grietss tha-at's heell, I don't know whut that iz, but it aint no griets"


:toofunny:

after a day seeing patients in my office, it would come awfully close to sounding like that. i pick up their accent so bad and adding that to my Alabama accent, it's bad.

[BeccatheGreat]

Whar you leeive, gurl?

[Picklesnapper]

Whar you leeive, gurl?


Who me?

I'm in SC, in the mountains. :err:

[naughtymonkey]

Whar you leeive, gurl?

I'm in Knoxville, TN. I see patients north of here close to the KY border. Lots of Appalachian folks.

[klen]

my ex's mom made them with butter and syrup.

[BeccatheGreat]

Knoxville?! Egads, we're 2 hours away from each other! I live near Johnson City!

[messy mama]

DH likes grits w/ crumbled bacon. I'm a Cream of Wheat fan myself. With lots of butter and honey. Mmmmm.

[Picklesnapper]

I just wanted you to all know that My Cousin Vinny came on A&E tonight, of course I HAD to watch it. :lol:

[Jerae]

I like them with syrup or brown sugar...but DH 'bout has a heart-attack when I do that (IT'S NOT THE SOUTHERN WAY!!!), so I've learned to like them with butter and always eat them with runny eggs and mix up the yolk into them.

I only eat them for breakfast, so it's always coffee. :D

[coopersmom]

I'm a southern gal- I don't like my grits sweet. In fact I really don't think i've ever ate sweet grits...if i did i'd probably think someone got confused. EW....But you can use butter, you can use salt and pepper, bacon, even egg. YUMMO...and sweet tea is my hubbys favorite drink. I personally am on the fence with it. Hubby says the sweeter the better. LOL....

[effervescent]

I eat my grits with butter, cheese, bacon, a bit of salt and a lot of pepper. DH and DS1 don't care for grits, DS2 likes his with butter and cheese, and DD takes hers plain.

Sweet tea - yum! I'm definitely in the sweeter the better category. I was so excited when I moved from IN to NC and could get sweet tea for breakfast! :teehee: Peach sweet tea from Sonic... :newdrool:

[hippydippymama]

With butter and loooooooooooooots of sugar. I loves me some grits!

[~Isme~]

No grits for me please. However, after spending 8ish years in Tennessee... I've finally been won over: I am a sweet-tea drinker. I used to be a Pepsi drinker, and then I got this bright idea that iced tea was healthier for you. HAHAHAHA... Now I'm addicted to tea instead of soda. It's super swell. Hey-- at least the sweet tea is cheaper :err:

[MyThreeMiracles]

Sugar? In grits? Ewwwww....that's not grits. That's....hell, I don't know what that is, but it ain't grits.

yeah sugar or milk in grits is just gross. grits aren't supposed to be sweet. and cream of wheat is just naaasty! :puke:

and I love me some sweet tea.

[~Isme~]

Ohh noooz! Cream of wheat is so awesome!!! My ODD calls it porridge (and I let her because I have no idea what real porridge is.) I love my cream of wheat made with lots of milk, Country-crock, and brown sugar. I make it super thick and my favorite part is skimming the "film" off the top when it starts to cool :err:

[Lollipop]

Grits...yuck. But DH is from SC, he loves grits. We both love Sweat tea. My DH makes it perfect, except now it is with decaf tea.
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[~Isme~]

Grits...yuck. But DH is from SC, he loves grits. We both love Sweat tea. My DH makes it perfect, except now it is with decaf tea.
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Does decaf taste much different? I really need to cut the caffeine out of my diet :twitch:

[princesshannon]

with butter, biscuits, red eye gravy, and dark black coffee with chicory! mmmmmm
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and cracked black pepper on top and maybe a dash of tabasco

[MyThreeMiracles]

We drink decaf tea and can't tell a difference in taste.

[Mindi]

Nick and I are sitting here reading this thread and I'm about gagging. I HATE grits. I think it's a texture thing. He's all sitting here like this shit is good. BLECH.

[~Isme~]

We drink decaf tea and can't tell a difference in taste.

What kind of tea do you drink?

I drink Luizianne and whenever my DH messes up and makes Lipton's I can't stand to drink it :shakehead: I have very particular taste buds.

[formunkyfrommommy]

someone help a canadian mama out....how do you make grits and sweet tea lol....i could google it but you girls always make the answers more fun:flirt:

[JustTara]

we like ours with salt, pepper & butter.

if it is a good day, with cheese.

I cook em about 2x a week.

as for a drink, coffee