Has any one heard what happened to Sugar Grits. No posts in a long time. Kind of concerned about what happed. I hope nothing.
Moon Man
Sugar Grits - Appalachian Trail
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Being from South Louisiana, I always put sugar in my grits. And butter, and bacon…
mmmmmmm bacon
-mudbug
mudbug
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#4
…and what evil envent will befall me if I put sugar in my grits? Will the “Grit Police” handcuff me and force feed me their preference of grits, sans azucar? Kiss my grits! Ha, ha!
True Grit
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I don’t know what ditch you live in, but nobody in their right mind in South Louisiana would ever put sugar in their grits.
Northshore
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I sure hope that “SugarGrits” shows up.
Obviously there are those around that do not know that eating grits with sugar is certainly a delicacy in the Southern Grits eating states. And if they do not understand that, they can just are not “worth their grits.”
J. D. Cool
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seriously…try a spoonfull of strawberry, apple or grape jelly, in that order. if you stop in resturants, “borrow” some of the single serve packs from the table before you get back on the trail.
sweet with extra flavor.
mud dog
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I guess I didn’t explain myself enough. Sugar Grits is a hiker that I had been following her journal. Haven’t seen a post from her lately. Wondered if anyone had seen her. No, I don’t put sugar in my grits. Salt, Pepper, Butter. Moon Man
moon man
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No sugar in grits was unheard of in the south until the Civil War. Due to the Yankee blockade of sugar importation to the Rebel south, the Rebs were forced to eat their grits without the normal mixing with sugar that had been the norm. During the passing of the war years, the Rebs became accustomed to the taste of grits without the sugar, and so it was tolerated. However, after the war, the Rebs were so downtrodden and poor due to the shellacking delt by the Yanks, that they were never able to afford sugar for their grits again. So, there you have it! As “Hike your own hike”, then “Eat your own grits”!
Grit and bear it!
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OK, I give up. I thought in this hikers forum that I could get an intelligent answer to a question. Evidently it is just one of those days when everyone wants to be a wise ass…
moon man
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For those of you from up North, and others who ate a few too many lead paint chips as a kid, here is how you eat grits. Butter, pepper, and salt. That’s it.
One more thing. I’m going to carry a bag of grits on my SOBO later this year, and will share freely if yogied. But if anyone, Yankee or not, tries to add sugar to their grits, I’m gonna wack them over the head with my trekking poles. Get the message?
Northshore
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Now that Moon Man has his answer, I’d like to chime in on the other topic in this thread…I work in Lafayette, Louisiana - when they bring grits to the table of a Yankee (someone like me from the north who doesn’t know any better), they remove the sugar from the table just so there is no misunderstanding as to how you should eat them.
Forest Grump
“Life is like a box of CROClettes”
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Thank you for telling people how and what they should put on their grits.You must work for the government or state.However, anyone who insists on physical harm to another better hope this person doesnt strike back as the yankees always have done.I love sugar and butter on my grits and nothing or no one could change that.Hike your oun hike.pitdog ga me 97
pitdog
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#18
I suppose I should be greateful to be a yankee.
I was raised on pancakes-on the griddle, as John Denver would say.
There’s a million ways to eat pancakes - maple syrup, jelly or jam, ice cream, whipped cream, fresh berries, w/sugar-n-cinnamon, w/bacon-n-eggs, w/ham, with . . . just about anything, including salt.
Pancakes, pancakes, pancakes.
And NO damn grits.
Thank God.
Kineo Kid
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Re Moon Man’s inquiry, I’m glad at least one person could provide the answer he was looking for. Re recipes for grits: we found a good breakfast for two is the combination of three pkts instant grits with one pkt “real” bacon bits, and a pre-packed blend of one-quarter cup Vermont sharp chedar cheese powder( bakerscatalogue.com), plus butter powder (same source used to carry it), salt and pepper. I should add that the ambiance of a mountain dawn, sitting side-by-side on the front-edge of an AT shelter with the girl who has been my bride for nearly half a century is pretty good, too!
;)
T & LR
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My grits story.
I am a Yankee. When I was in the service I spent some time down south. The first morning I went into the mess hall for breakfast they were serving grits. I had never seen grits before and thought it was some kind of hot cereal. I sat down, tasted them and found them to be quite tastless. I than put some sugar and milk on them and started to eat them. Along came a guy who sat across from me. He took the grits and put his easy over eggs on them with salt and pepper. He looked at me strange for how I was eating my grits and I thought the same of him.:eek:
Grampie