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[challenge entry] Grits?

Why yes, we use it when it snows...

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(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:18, archived)
# Ok I will finally ask.....
What the hell ARE grits, I have read books which seems to mention them as a staple in roadside diners in parts of the US
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:21, archived)
# some sort of corn-based substance..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grits

A cross between porridge and scrambled eggs, judging from the picture..
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:27, archived)
# Something close to porridge I believe
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:27, archived)
# It's like rice pudding made of corn
very bland and bleugh.
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:30, archived)
# Gosh...I was wondering if I should ever try it.
reading that, probably not
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:38, archived)
# Well Mr The Magic of Chutney,
they are basically ground corn.

I have never tried them, but they look like a really nasty porridge type substance.

Also, thanks to my cousin vinny, I also know that they take 20 minutes to cook.
(, Thu 8 Oct 2009, 11:42, archived)