Grits

[Julene]

Coarsely ground corn, traditionally a breakfast cereal. YUMMY!!! Though [grits] have a rich tradition in the South, they are not only eaten by Southerners. People around the country are finding the great uses and taste of grits. Turner [Catledge], former editor of the New York Times, called grits the first truly [American food]. [Grits] date as far back as 1607, when the colonists came ashore at Jamestown, Virginia. Grits are a good source of calcium and iron and have no fat or cholesterol.
Grits are made from the [milling] of corn kernels. The first step in the process is to clean the kernels; then, the grains are steamed for a short time to loosen the tough outer hull. The grain kernel is split, which removes the hull and germ, leaving the broken [endosperm]. Heavy steel rollers break up the endosperm into granules, which are separated by a screening process. The large-size granules are the grits; the smaller ones become [cornmeal] and corn flour. The word grits comes from the Old English. grytt, for bran, but the Old English greot also meant something ground.

[Luis Fok]

A dish of coarsely ground maize kernels boiled with water or milk.

[Luis Fok]

In the 1980s, in the [Mid Atlantic] region of the United States, [grits] was the term used to describe the metalheads that were also obsessed with cars. [Grits] because they were usually dirty with [motor oil] and dirt (grit) from lying on the ground under cars. Mullets were optional, but commmon. Usually they wore black t-shirts with heavy metal band logos, jeans torn at the knees, and high-top sneakers, half unlaced with the tongue over the cuff of the jeans -- jeans were often tucked into the sneakers. A bandana tied around one leg or in a back pocket was a standard accessory.
A flannel shirt or jacket was also part of the dress. [The jacket] was faded blue or black denim. Band names/logos/patches/pins were pretty much a requirement.

[PussyCat]

Vinny [Gambini]: How could it take you 5 minutes to cook your grits when it takes the entire grit-eating world 20 minutes?

Mr. [Tipton]: Um...Im a fast cook, I guess.

Vinny Gambini: Youre a fast cook? Are we to believe that boiling water soaks into a grit faster in your kitchen than any place on the face of the earth?

Mr. Tipton: I dont know.

Vinny Gambini: Perhaps the laws of physics cease to exist on your stove! Were these magic grits? Did you buy them from the same guy who sold Jack his [beanstalk] beans?

[Marquetta]

[Acronym] for Girls [Raised] In [The South]

[Raeanne Dimick]

Tasty [breakfast food] made [of corn] [flour]. Good with cheese, bacon and/or sausage.

[Jessica]

1. Girls (or Guys, when a girl is speaking) [raised] in the south

2. The best [breakfast food] ever. They go great with [eggs].

[Vania]

[Another word] for [a cigarette].

[Dave Paprocki]

grits are made by grinding corn - not hominy. hominy grits are [producted] by [soaking the corn] in lye, letting it dry, then [grinding the corn]. also, by grinding the whole kernel of corn (germ intact), the grits are more flavorful and nutritional. most instant grits are degerminated before they are ground, which leads to a bland flavor.

[Tracie Lynn]

a dried, crushed type of corn, usually boiled in water and eaten esp. for breakfast