Southern Etiquette

[Limeoutsider]

Re: Re: Southern Etiquette

Ouch! Unfortunately, the majority of voters here in NY state were dumb enough. 🙁

Same thing in PA

 

[Limeoutsider]

As the resident Southern Belle here, I have just a few words on the matter of Southern Etiquette.

1) We operate on the rule that it's much easier to apologize than to ask permission.

4)We plan our lives carefully. All Southern Belles have a detailed calendar and strive constantly not to be as late as we were the last time.

8)Be able to easily chug-a-lug three Mint Juleps in one sitting.

Well, 3/10th of the way Southern 😱

 

[ShiningIce]

i like honey on my grits.

Areenactor's finally said something intelligent honey and grits are perfect for eachother.

 

[Krokus]

*cough*

4pawz....Ice....flamebait?? Hello>

 

[ShiningIce]

🙄

 

[JoBelle]

That was just uncalled for, don'tcha think? Kinda nasty, even.

**Hint-Hint, Ice, people can edit their own posts you know.**

No to mention you're both wrong anyway. Honey on grits? BLECH! Strel, darlin', where do they come up with this stuff? 🙄

Joby, Coughing along side Krokus.

 

[luv2bt&tickled]

That was just uncalled for, don'tcha think? Kinda nasty, even.

**Hint-Hint, Ice, people can edit their own posts you know.**

No to mention you're both wrong anyway. Honey on grits? BLECH! Strel, darlin', where do they come up with this stuff? 🙄

Joby, Coughing along side Krokus.

ick! Honey on grits! I'm with you Joby, that is unheard of in the South! But like my Daddy would say to each his own when the man kissed the cow, shaking his head saying everyone with their own taste, 🙄 Whatever floats ya boat! 🙄

And instant grits are not real grits. They sure no way never as good as the real thing?🙂 I'll take the real thing!😛

 

[sole seeker]

I used to go out with a bunch of other emergency service workers every Sunday morning for breakfast. (Saturday night and Sunday day shifts getting together.) One of those guys like to mix grape jelly in his grits. Thank God we all had strong stomachs (job requirement)!

As a God-fearing southern boy I have to say that grits should be served with butter, salt and pepper. The way God intended!

How can I be sure of this? Because I'm as southern as grits themselves. Hell, I'm so southern, I was twelve years old afore I knew "Damn Yankee" was two words.

 

[luv2bt&tickled]

Awwww finally a true Southern man after my own heart!🙂 Grape jelly in grits! OMG!

 

[Deleted member 2452]

the third time, darn it!

now ice and i have agreed 3 times on an issue!
my god, someone quick, run and see what the temp. in hell is?!
i learned to eat grits with honey, in the south folks, so complain to your neighbors, lol.
i too much prefer real slow cooked grits, who wouldn't?
steve

 

[JoBelle]

All this talk reminds me of the Yankee comedian (whose name I forget at the mo') who said, "GRITS?? What the hell is a grit?!?!"

😛

Joby
Slow-rollin', smooth, thick, and bubbly with a hint of the savory thrown in. The GRITS, the GRITS!

 

[Deleted member 2452]

the name of the movie, joby...

..was "my cousin vinnie". he said it in a little diner, when the cook/waiter gave him a plate heaping with food. ah the south, they know how to eat (except bar b que).

 

[luv2bt&tickled]

Re: the name of the movie, joby...

..was "my cousin vinnie". he said it in a little diner, when the cook/waiter gave him a plate heaping with food. ah the south, they know how to eat (except bar b que).

Ahh a good movie Steve. I wasn't pickin' on you about eating honey in your grits🙂 hey my Daddy ate them with a little sugah and butter in his sometimes. Eating them with honey is how you were introduced to them, it wasn't your fault.🙂

 

[ShiningIce]

Grape jelly??!! YUCK. now with butter and strawberry sauce like I get at Denny's MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YUM. 🙂

 

[Texas_Tickle]

Re: Things You'll Never Hear a Southerner Say ......

Wrasslin's fake.

Make fun of our wrasslin' and we'll kick your ass. Make fun of the Von Erich Family and **EVERY** southener will be drawin' numbers to see who gets to kick yer ass first.

 

[shark]

What are grits?

 

[luv2bt&tickled]

What are grits?

Shark, here is a description to grits.

Down South
Grits

There is no such thing as a 'Grit Tree'. Southerners like to hide a smile when a Northern friend wants to know where grits grow.

Grits are coarsely ground corn or hominy cooked as a cereal or a side dish to the Southern breakfast of Eggs, Bacon or Country Ham, Red-Eye Gravy and Biscuits.

In the Deep South, grits are a staple. And now, it seems that Grits are 'Chic'. Several upscale restaurants in Atlanta have them on their elegant dinner entree menus. There's even cook books just about Grits! But no matter how fancy or 'Chic' they become, the basic Grits and Red-Eye Gravy will remain in front......



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Grits And Red-Eye Gravy
Prepare Grits, according to package directions, for 6 servings. Meanwhile, cook the Country Ham in your cast iron skillet. Remove Ham and keep warm. Drain all but about 2 teaspoons of the drippings. Add about 1\2 cup of brewed coffee to hot drippings. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring all the ham flavorings left on the bottom of the pan. Take a serving of Grits and make a hole in the center. Fill to barely overflowing with some of the gravy. Enjoy!


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Grits Breakfast Casserole

This recipe can be made ahead and frozen. Freeze uncooked. Thaw in the refrigerator and cook according to baking directions. When I have a lot of weekend guests at the lake house I can pop this into the oven in the morning along with a pan of Buttermilk Biscuits ( now I know everyone knows how to make biscuits!) Pull out the homemade Georgia peach preserves and make a pot of fresh coffee.....I can smell it now....Your guests will think you've worked so hard ! Wrong....

Ingredients:

2 pounds of bulk sausage (can use a hot and a regular)
1 cup raw grits, cooked
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese
5 eggs
1&1/2 cups milk
1/2 stick butter
salt and pepper to taste

Brown and drain sausage and crumble in bottom of a 9x13 inch greased casserole. Cook grits according to package directions (stiff is better than runny) . Add oleo and cheese to cooked grits. Beat eggs, milk, salt and pepper together and add to slightly cooled grits mixture. Pour over sausage in casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour



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GARLIC CHEESE GRITS


1 cup quick-cooking grits
1 cup shredded cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp. garlic salt
1 egg
1/4 cup milk
additional cheese

Cook grits according to package. Add cheese, butter, and garlic salt; stir until cheese and butter are melted. In a measuring cup, beat egg; add milk to measure 1/2 cup. Stir into grits. Pour into a greased 1 1/2 qt. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until bubbly around the edges. Sprinkle top with additional shredded cheese.

Makes 4-6 servings.

This recipe sent in by Kim from Maryland
Approved by Southerners too!

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Garlic Grits

1 cup grits - cooked usual way
1 stick oleo
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 roll of garlic cheese
Crushed corn flakes

Melt oleo and cheese in hot grits (after they are cooked).
Add milk and beaten eggs.
Grease casserole - put above mixture in casserole. Cover with crushed corn flakes.
Cook at 350 degrees for 30 - 40 minutes or until set.
Serves 6 - 8 people

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TRUE GRIT
The Ten Commandments of Grits

1.Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits
2.Thou shalt not eat thy Grits with a spoon
3.Thou shalt not eat Cream of Wheat and call it Grits for this is blasphemy
4.Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors Grits
5.Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits
6.Thou shalt not eat Instant Grits!
7.Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits
8.Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits
9.Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits
10.Thou shalt not put sugar on thy Grits either

 

[JoBelle]

Re: Re: Things You'll Never Hear a Southerner Say ......

Make fun of our wrasslin' and we'll kick your ass. Make fun of the Von Erich Family and **EVERY** southener will be drawin' numbers to see who gets to kick yer ass first.

Born and raied in the deep south and I never heard of a von erich.😕 🙄 And as for Denny's....they bastardize every cuisine, so no doubt they'd have sweet stuff with grits. Blech! 😛

Grits...

Slow cooked hominy on a Southern morning. The smell of them is distinct like the smell of a bakery or a floral shop. It's comfort food that works for ill children with sore tummies, or drunk adults who need something solid in the gut. Butter, and little salt and pepper, and a cup of steaming coffee and you've got a little bit of heaven on earth. When I was a kid, we had crabmeat omelets with grits. Add a little hot sauce and you've got a good cajun breakfast.

Funny how not a single important morning memory of childhood comes to me that doesn't have the pot of grits on the stove. Grits with bacon and eggs was the only thing that held some folks together on the morning of a funeral. It was tradition in action....something the family always does. Funny how simple the human creatures realy are.

Good memories...and guess what's cooking on the stove right now? Too much grit talk made me hungry...lol

Joby

 

[Moses25]

Joby is a bastard guy.

Love, Moses.

 

[shark]

Thanks luv2b. The closest thing to that I ever ate was corn meal mush,but that was pretty fine in texture.

 

[omega]

In the Deep South, grits are a staple. And now, it seems that Grits are 'Chic'. Several upscale restaurants in Atlanta have them on their elegant dinner entree menus. There's even cook books just about Grits! But no matter how fancy or 'Chic' they become, the basic Grits and Red-Eye Gravy will remain in front......

I've been as deep south as Honduras and they don't have any grits.

 

[Moses25]

Thank gawd.

 

[Texas_Tickle]

Re: Re: Re: Things You'll Never Hear a Southerner Say ......

Born and raied in the deep south and I never heard of a von erich.😕 🙄
Joby

You never heard of the Von Erich Family? They were a wrestling dynasty, especially here in Texas

David Von Erich
Kerry Von Erich
Kevin Von Erich
Mike Von Erich
Chris Von Erich

They were also wrestling's most cursed family as well

David Von Erich - died in Japan of an intestinal disease (although it was widely believed that he died of a drug overdose, but the family announced it as an intestinal disease to protect the "clean-cut family image)

Mike Von Erich - died of drug overdose

Chris Von Erich - suicide

Kerry Von Erich - suicide

Kevin Von Erich - still alive

Fritz Von Erich (father) - died of heart attack about 3 yrs ago

They also had a little brother named Jack Jr (Jack was Fritz's "real" name) and died at a young age by electrocution


I swear somebody should make a movie/documentry about that family.

 

[Stephen]

sorry I'm late

A thousand apologies for coming in tardy for this thread, but I want Strelnikov to tell me whether Texas and Florida are in the South. If they are, why did the people from those states not whup the asses of a certain family from Kennebunkport, Maine that moved down there and ran for public office? It wouldn't have been hard. I hear they're a pack of real wimps. Instead, they actually elected these carpetbaggers to congress in the 1970s and governorships in the 90s.

And I recall a fellow named Rockefeller (a real Yankee moniker if I ever heard one) came down from New York in the 1960s and became the governor of Arkansas. Is Arkansas a Southern state? I suppose it's only Democrats who aren't allowed to move into a state and ask the citizens for their support. Of course, Hilary Clinton is a Dem in name only. Don't see much she has in common with Hubert Humphrey.

And a few more things you'll never hear a Southerner say:

1. you can't fix that with duct tape; 2. who's Richard Petty?; and 3. (drumroll please) I wasn't impressed with Graceland.

 

[Texas_Tickle]

Re: sorry I'm late

A thousand apologies for coming in tardy for this thread, but I want Strelnikov to tell me whether Texas and Florida are in the South. If they are, why did the people from those states not whup the asses of a certain family from Kennebunkport, Maine that moved down there and ran for public office? It wouldn't have been hard. I hear they're a pack of real wimps. Instead, they actually elected these carpetbaggers to congress in the 1970s and governorships in the 90s.

And I recall a fellow named Rockefeller (a real Yankee moniker if I ever heard one) came down from New York in the 1960s and became the governor of Arkansas. Is Arkansas a Southern state? I suppose it's only Democrats who aren't allowed to move into a state and ask the citizens for their support. Of course, Hilary Clinton is a Dem in name only. Don't see much she has in common with Hubert Humphrey.

And a few more things you'll never hear a Southerner say:

1. you can't fix that with duct tape; 2. who's Richard Petty?; and 3. (drumroll please) I wasn't impressed with Graceland.

Here are some other things you'll never hear Southener say

1. Who's Hank Williams?
2. Don't feed that to the dog
3. Let's go to Martha's Vineyards
4. You should'nt mix beer with liquor
5. Where's my tuxedo?