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[frank1538]

Grits ain't food - it's chicken feed!  

Them be fightn' words, son

[frank1538]

Just one follow up. Not that our governor has better things to do, but what follows gives you an idea of what we Georgians think of grits:

 

NATIONAL GRITS FESTIVAL DAY

 

WHEREAS: Grits are bits of ground corn or hominy that constitute a uniquely indigenous Southern food first produced by Native Americans many centuries ago, and Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated recognizes grits as the official prepared food of the State of Georgia. Grammatically, the word "grits" enjoys the notable distinction of being a rare noun which is always plural but which may properly be used as either singular or plural in writing and speaking, and it can even be argued that grits are America’s first food, as evidenced by the Powhatan Indians?serving of cracked maize porridge to the nation’s first European settlers; and

 

WHEREAS: The City of Warwick is universally recognized as the Grits Capital of Georgia, and Georgia is by popular acclaim the Grits Capital of the World, so common logic places Warwick dead in the center of the universe, gritswise; and the City of Warwick and the Warwick-Lake Blackshire Business Association are jointly sponsoring the annual Grits Festival on April 20, 2002. The event will undoubtedly be attended by persons of high and low estate from around the world, all mingling to pay homage to The Grit and to sample the results of the Great Grits Cook-Off held during the festival; and

 

WHEREAS: This prepared food is well known to all Georgians, both those who are citizens of our state by birth and those who are Georgians by choice; but it may initially be a source of confusion to newly arrived visitors, especially those who have been told that grits grow on grits trees; and inasmuch as corn is a preeminent Georgia crop grown throughout the state, the use and consumption of grits promote Georgia’s vital agricultural economy; now

 

THEREFORE: I, SONNY PERDUE, Governor of the State of Georgia, do hereby proclaim the day of April 12, 2003, as the NATIONAL GRITS FESTIVAL DAY in Georgia and recognize Warwick as the Grits Capital of the World.

 

In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the Executive Department to be affixed this 19 day of March in the year of our Lord two thousand three.

 

PS Yes, our governor's first name is Sonny. but, what would you expect from a state with a senator whose first name is Saxby.

[frank1538]

Hominy? Ain't that those whitish rubber ball things that people use to excercise their jaws?

You betcha. That why Southerners are the best story tellers - really know how to flap that jaw.

[Bobby]

We've got chitlins down where I'm from.. I've never tried them.. we've also got shrimpburgers, Frogmore stew (sometimes called, "lowcountry boil" or "beaufort stew").. I don't know if good Southern BBQ counts.. philly cheesesteaks? grilled-cheese sandwiches.. funnel-cake (I accidentally watched these being made, last time I'll eat those)..

 

Besides regional, there are a lot of good local foods all over the place.

 

I'm sure there are many others, but its getting late

[Dave G.]

I don't know about you people from the South. Chitlins? Pig innerds???? Are you sure you didn't immigrate from China way back when????

[warpedbored]

I'm a westerner. I grew up in Idaho and never had grits until I was an adult and spent a good deal of time in the south. Primarily south western Virginia. I learned to like grits there and still eat them now. A little butter, salt and pepper and mmmmmm yummy. Of course being an Idahoan I have to have my hash browns too.

[yanhua]

My Lord...she did not know the Beautiful Bridal Shower Day would arouse so much attention on food. If for any reason, there would be a war between American western and southern gourmets....Please forgive them. Amen!

[frank1538]

BTW - ya'll fogot about boils (or is it boles?). Those boiled peanuts that swell up inside the shell? Kinda like grits in a capsule.

And, let's not forget the best use of peanuts. Open a snack bag of salted peanuts, put them in a bottle of Coke and enjoy.