Guitarzan Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 being a Canadian i have often wondered. please forgive my ignorance.. but what the hell are Grits? and before you give me a hard time, remember you have never had a Donair! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Grits are small broken grains of corn. They were first produced by Native Americans centuries ago. They made both "corn" grits and "hominy" grits. Similar to cream of wheat, oatmeal, or malt o' meal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 is there a specific brand name other than grits? i have read it is a good way to control ants. you sprinkle them around the nest and the ants take them and after they drink they swell up and die. really, i was trying to find a good way to solve my summer ant problem and discovered that tidbit. but until now i had no idea what grits were. thanks. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 i meant for the corn type. i have never really noticed a corn based "grit" in my area. i assume cream of wheat would work as well. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruupi Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I know a better way to control ants. Its called the Noreiga method. You put a boom box playing Yngwie music real loud next to the mound, and in 48 hours they just pack up and leave. My soundclick site: http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=397188 My YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/gruupi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Grits is not a brand name. It is the name of the food product itself. Quite tatsy, a staple at any southern meal, they supplant home-fries at brekkie, and sometimes other potato dishes at other meals. Totally neutral in flavor, they can be sweetened with honey or syrup, or flavored with spices, cheeses, whatever you like. I've never heard of an ant control usage for them, but they're too damn good to share with the ants around here. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Furthermore, anyone who hasn't had a donair is missing out on one life's great heart-UNHEALTHY snacks. Delicious but deadly, but not so deadly as poutine, which can clog arteries like no other delicacy on earth! I AM almost CANADIAN!! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I suppose there is quite a few Canadian delicacies that are bad for you. The donair, poutine and let's not forget that great Sparks Street Mall treat, beaver tails! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Amen! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Hmmmnn; cracked-up dry white rice may have a similar effect on ants, birds, and many small-critters... Idunno. Grits are alright, further South they're a staple; but I do need to have a real-live Donair sometime! They sound interesting, at the least, and like a new vice, at the best... !! And you must have pizza at The Nines in Ithaca, NY, US, sometime, too; truly unique (in my experience), the closest would be a cross between "Chicago-style deep-dish", but that doesn't completely match the entire Pizza-at-The-Nines experience! After a pint or two of Guinness or Pete's Wicked Ale, I order mine with "industrial-strength garlic", double-pepperoni, double-extra-cheese, and double-(fresh)-mushrooms... good thing I don't get over there very often! Originally posted by Gruupi: "I know a better way to control ants. Its called the Noreiga method..."Ooops. I musta heard wrong; I had been told it was supposed to be the Viagra method; my neighbors sprinkled them around the nest, and now they're f#@&3d... _____________ http://www.horror-wood.com/them.h3.jpg So, then I tried following your advice, Gruupi... Originally posted by Gruupi: "You put a boom box playing Yngwie music real loud next to the mound, and in 48 hours they just pack up and leave." They just got all riled-up, played air-guitar, went Marching Out singing "I Am A Viking". Then They found the liquor-cabinet, and the keys to a VW Beetle, and commenced to raisin' Hell... _____________ http://www.horror-wood.com/them.h2.jpg Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 what about Aunts? http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Grits - pretty much just coarse ground corn meal soaked in water. The best way to eat grits is to add butter and salt. Hominy is whole kernal corn that's soaked until the hard yellow film on the outside breaks open. It's good both ways. Corn was developed by native Americans from maize, and was a staple here when the pilgrims landed. Cornbread, hominy, grits, and corn on the cob were probably all enjoyed by the Cherokee, Catawba, and Tuskarora. Speaking of corn, the best burrito I ever had in my life was made with a corn tortilla. This old mexican or indian woman in Tubac, AZ was treating visitors to the local mission (a national monument) to some of her home-made burritos. This lady made it all herself; everything came from her garden. She made the tortillas, grew the beans, and made the salsa verde (green sauce). Damn that was good!! BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Horny ex-uncles! Works every time. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Speakin' of Canadian delicacies, people who think "Strange Brew" was a documentary might surmise that we dunk our jelly doughnuts in beer! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 In my travels when I've tried grits, I've not enjoyed them. I have to put a pile of sugar on them to make them palatable. I've tried them in several places but have given it up as one food I just don't care for, kind of like lutefisk (yuk). I've never had a Donair, but I've never been to Canada either. I live right beside Canada, and have partied on Lake Metagoshie that is partly in Canada and Partly in the US, but I've never crossed over the border. I've always wondered, do you have to get a shave and a haircut before going there? bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warthog Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I'm a Yankee by birth but my wife is a Georgia peach and she swears that you can tell what state a southerner is from by how they fix their grits. Honey, sugar, butter, cheese. I can't remember the exact way she breaks it dwn but she seems to be fairly accurate... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Originally posted by Warthog: I'm a Yankee by birth but my wife is a Georgia peach and she swears that you can tell what state a southerner is from by how they fix their grits. Honey, sugar, butter, cheese. I can't remember the exact way she breaks it dwn but she seems to be fairly accurate... Butter must be the North Carolina style. Fry up some liver-mush to go with it, maybe scramble an egg. Breakfast is served. That does it... now I'm gettin' hungry. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Originally posted by CaevanO'Shite: ... Originally posted by Gruupi: "I know a better way to control ants. Its called the Noreiga method..."Ooops. I musta heard wrong; I had been told it was supposed to be the Viagra method; my neighbors sprinkled them around the nest, and now they're f#@&3d... ...Too bad. But the grass sure stands up straight on that patch of earth! It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Neil, you loon! A String- fill me in here: Beaver Tails? Poutine? Bluesape- "...people who think "Strange Brew" was a documentary..." -too funny! It took me a moment; the first thing that ran through my head was the Cream song... ) Originally posted by Blue Strat: "...the best burrito I ever had in my life was made with a corn tortilla. This old mexican or indian woman in Tubac, AZ was treating visitors to the local mission (a national monument) to some of her home-made burritos. This lady made it all herself; everything came from her garden. She made the tortillas, grew the beans, and made the salsa verde (green sauce). Damn that was good!!" Mmmmmmmmnnnn... !! I've got a thing for warm corn-bread, buttered, maybe with a little cheddar, with hot-suace dribbled over it, soaking into it... mmmn-mmn! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Ferrington III. Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Originally posted by CaevanO'Shite: They just got all riled-up, played air-guitar, went Marching Out singing "I Am A Viking". Oh God... THAT thing. I bought "Marching Out" in a moment of weakness in 1992 and it has always sat there in the back of my CD collection like a guilty secret. I was SO glad when somebody on eBay took it off my hands!!!! Band MySpace My snazzy t-shirt empire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyBlues Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Caevan, you kill me man. My wife makes blue cheese grits on the rare occassions when we grill steaks (don't eat much red meat) and I just love it to death. Grits are kind of like oatmeal in that it's not some awesome taste treat. Doubt many people get stoned and think, "dude, let's fire up a mega-pot o' grits!" but then again...any of you folks ever get to Cincy-town, I'll turn you on to Goetta for breakfast. Obscure German treat made from pinhead oatmeal, pork, floor sweepings and old worn out strat parts. I was born at night but I wasn't born last night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WornNeck Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 All right, I'll bite (pun) What are donairs and poontangs? "I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes." - Jimi Hendrix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Beaver Tails are pastries that can be flavored sweet or spicy - even the Toronto Zoo has a kiosk for them - very rich, very tasty, whether with fruit or cheese - sort of a danish variant. Poutine is fries, beef gravy, and cheese(preferably curds) all melted together for the cholestrol fix of your dreams. Certain places add chicken, veggies, ground beef and/or pork as a house special. Not to be confused with "putin", which is a lady of the evening. Donairs are a thick flatbread filled with lamb, beef, or other meat, to which onions and spices are added, and covered with a rather sweet sauce, then rolled up like a massive burrito. Donairs have really caught on here, in fact, you can order "Donair Pizza" in some places. These are all yummy treats, best not eaten in the presence of your cardiologist/nutritionist/mother/health freak buddy/vegan love interest. Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I was born in Mississippi and grew up in Alabama and Tennessee. I've only seen grits when eating out at Waffle-House-type joints or hotel breakfast buffets. I don't know anybody who regards them as a "staple." I thought they were pretty bland and gross when I first encountered them. They're not bad with a little salt and lots of butter, though. Cream of Wheat is similar, but blander and grosser. Oatmeal's a lot better, and is what we frequently had at home. When I was a kid I'd go with my dad to his national conventions of college presidents and meet lots of Northern kids. I'd tell 'em about the amber waving fields of grits stretching as far as the eye could see back home in Alabama and about how I'd gotten my first pair of shoes to come to that meeting, and they'd eat it all up. "A cheerful heart is good medicine." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiral light Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Originally posted by CaevanO'Shite: And you must have pizza at The Nines in Ithaca, NY, US I would definitely agree on the Nine's pizza, went to Ithaca a few years ago and tried it (my wife worked their years ago and always told me how good they were). My culinary faux pas: in Scotland deep fried Mars bars and deep fried pizzas are popular. Never tried either to the relief of my doctor. www.windhamhill.com - Shameless Advertising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I'll just elaborate on what Bluesape said, a Beaver tail is about one foot long, eight inchs across and one inch thick. It is shaped like a beavers tail. They are made of a deep fried dough that is sort of like a cake doughnut. They can be sweet like "cinnamon and sugar" or savoury like "sour cream and onion". As for the poutine, it MUST have curds. There are a lot of places that will try to use grated cheese to save money, but it's just not the same. You pile on the mound of curds and pour the gravy over top. The heat from the gravy melts the curds. Donairs...mmmmmmmmmm....donairs. If you have not had one, there is one place that is the best. "Sammy's Donairs". My advice is, find a Sammy's, buy a donair and revel in it's greatness. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caevan O’Shite Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Bluesape- Poutine, Putin, 'sall good-soundin'; Wang, Dang! With the exception of subbing cheddar for curds, I guess I've made Poutines myself before! Originally posted by LeftyBlues: "...My wife makes blue cheese grits on the rare occassions when we grill steaks..."Mmmmmmmnnmmmnnnnnn.... "Doubt many people get stoned and think, "dude, let's fire up a mega-pot o' grits!" but then again... "...any of you folks ever get to Cincy-town, I'll turn you on to Goetta for breakfast. Obscure German treat made from pinhead oatmeal, pork, floor sweepings and old worn out strat parts." Ricochet- I just based their regional "staple"-hood on my experience on a few road-trips through the Eastern-most South-Eastern States over the years, and the abundance of grits in various forms on tables and menus alike in damn near every diner and truckstop we stopped at, round-trip, different return-routes... Perhaps I've unintentionally misrepresented you. (Please note that I neither typed "y'all", nor (phffht!) "you-all"... !!) Originally posted by Ricochet: "When I was a kid I'd go with my dad to his national conventions of college presidents and meet lots of Northern kids. I'd tell 'em about the amber waving fields of grits stretching as far as the eye could see back home in Alabama and about how I'd gotten my first pair of shoes to come to that meeting, and they'd eat it all up." Too funny!! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I grew up in Wisconsin and discovered grits in the military. Now live in Georgia. I thought only northerners put sugar on their grits. Cheese, a little butter and sometimes garlic are my way of eating them (of course salt and pepper to taste). Don't get the Quaker instant grits. Not worth the water you use on them. We usually buy Jim Dandy or go to someone who grinds their own corn into grits. They aren't like cream of wheat, oatmeal or anything else. But they sure are good when made right. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluesape Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 We could try for an Extreme North meets Extreme South cook-off and see what we come up with - poutine with fried pork rinds, grits with seal meat, alligator donairs, beaver tails with okra, and moose meat served with hush puppies and collard greens! Never a DUH! moment! Well, almost never. OK, OK! Sometimes never! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 Originally posted by Bluesape: We could try for an Extreme North meets Extreme South cook-off and see what we come up with - poutine with fried pork rinds, grits with seal meat, alligator donairs, beaver tails with okra, and moose meat served with hush puppies and collard greens! BURP!and BELCH!!! Gezzzz try eating that and we are going to need a crash cart fast!!! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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