|
|
smith gets me everytime with EVERY new chapter.... Bravo mate. Breakfast is on me.... lol
Time is lifes currency, spend it well.
|
|
|
|
|
smith
|
 |
On fire! |
Registered: January 1970
Messages: 1095
|
|
|
Thanks for the breakfast invite. There's only one thing missing on that plate. Cheese Grits!! How can anyone start the day without cheese grits?? I love the eggs and bacon and the hash browns !! Total Yum !! Down home southern cookin'.
Thanks for reading...Makes my day
Smiles and Orange Marmalade
GH
|
|
|
|
|
|
MmMm... cheese grits... lol
Time is lifes currency, spend it well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Now smith, you know I am your biggest fan (well I was before I lost 45 pounds...) LOL !!!! I do take exception with your cheese grits !!!
For those of you who don't know what grits are... they are nasty white tasteless icky things that can only be made better by adding nothing... because they don't get better !!! They are popular in the southern U.S.
I live in the northern U.S.... Cheese country to be exact... our state's motto: "America's Dairyland"... (never mind California now outproduces us per capita....). We do not do grits here, because they are quite a nasty thing to eat, and we are famous for eating wonderful things like full pounds of bacon and half a dozen eggs for breakfast, white bread and our state consumes more alcohol per capita than any other state in the union.
Why do I say all this??? Just to tease smith and let him know we are the ones who really know how to eat !!!!!! LOL !!!!!!
smith, I will also say publicly that your writing has literally changed my life. I think about being gay differently. I feel differently about being gay. I know in my mind's eye what all the JHS characters look like... (I do wonder when Danny is going to walk tho... LOL...), and I am so thankful you have written for us. Thank you for putting so much of your life into your stories.
Hugs, Smiles and Visions of Dancing Kokopellis in your Dreams !!!!!
BamBam
Celebrate your life... embrace your love... Become intimate with your place in forever !!!
|
|
|
|
|
|
Being a non-American who has never even visited the USA I can't confirm or deny what Bambam has said about cheese grits (and I still haven't the faintest idea what they look like or taste like). But as for what he has to say about smith - well said, Bambam! Hear hear! Couldn't agree more! Way to go, my little smith
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Grits are made from white corn which is treated in some diabolical way so as to make it into a grewel when boiled for about twenty minutes.
Somewhere at sometime someone decided that they needed to infuse this abomination into their systems even faster so they hired a mad scientist to concoct an instant gritts formula.
I had the opportunity to try them once....... only once.......
and that was sufficient.......
I felt abused and utterly defiled as those slippery gobbets slipped down my gullet and when I asked the watress at the diner (which was in Vicksberg Mississippi) what the hell she slithered onto my plate all she said was "well honey, thems is gritts"...... (I guess the national academic rating by state is correct)......... I rinced out my mouth with a gallon of hot coffee and took two asprin.....
YUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll stick to my bacon and eggs........
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
Shawn
|
 |
Toe is in the water |
Registered: July 2004
Messages: 69
|
|
|
uh...gee...I'm from way down here in duh south. so's I'm kinda stoopid...Marc, tell me what dat means pleas sur;-)
|
|
|
|
|
Shawn
|
 |
Toe is in the water |
Registered: July 2004
Messages: 69
|
|
|
Oh, I forgot to add this too, I LOVE grits. I have them every morning, sometimes in the afternoon just for a snack. Instant are my favorite. hahaha I'm laughing, cause you hated them so much, but I'm serious, I love them. How can you hate grits? I even like them fried. Oh well, it must be a southern thing. hahaha. I got a really good laugh from your post. Thanks. I haven't been laughing much lately. It was good. I really needed that.
|
|
|
|
|
|
after reading what Marc and Shawn had to say about cheese grits I think I understand: cheese grits are rather like George W Bush - you either hate him or love him. Er, I meant, of course, that you either hate them or love them.
The paradox has often been noted that the United States, founded in secularism, is now the most religiose country in Christendom, while England, with an established church headed by its constitutional monarch, is among the least. (Richard Dawkins, 2006)
|
|
|
|
|
smith
|
 |
On fire! |
Registered: January 1970
Messages: 1095
|
|
|
I have to stand up in defense of great food. There's nothing like a breakfast of scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, country fried ham, cheese grits and Texas toast. Top that off with a cold Dr. Pepper and you've got yourself a meal !!
Now if you want me to cook you up some ribs and collards, chittlins and sweet tea, I'll show you what good down home cookin' is really like.
All this talk about grits reminds me of that movie "My Cousin Vinnie" where Joe Pesci orders breakfast in that southern diner and then asks the waitress what the white stuff is. She says, "Grits." He then asks, "What's a grit?" I guess the south could be considered a foreign country.
Maybe Jordan needs to cook them all up a real southern breakfast one Saturday morning. Wait, they're all from the south. They all know what a grit is, unlike you city slickers who have no clue what great food tastes like )
GH
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Grits is gross.......
And the south is a foreign country. It has been ever since that group of insurrectionists decided to seccede from the United States. When they lost the conflict of insurectionism we tried to greet them back but all they did was make grits.... lots and lots of grits.... Yukky gooey slippery nasty grits.
Hahahahaha........
Actually, I like them when they are smushed into the yolk of an over-easy fried egg....
But I would never eat one grit straight up..... nope... no.. nada... niet... nienta...
Anf furthermore..... Dr Pepper..... Oh my gawd!!!! Now there is one nasty drink.... carbonated prune juice...... YUK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
smith
|
 |
On fire! |
Registered: January 1970
Messages: 1095
|
|
|
Total urban legend....There isn't any prune juice in Dr. Pepper. I've got a can right here and the ingredients are:
carbonated water, high fructose corn syrup and/ or sugar, caramel color, phosphoric acid, artifical and natural flavors, sodium benzoate(preservative), caffeine.
Now, I know you're gonna jump on the artificial and natural flavors and say, AhHaa!! Thats' where the prune juice is hiding. NO! I quote from the Dr. Pepper website: "it's unique flavor comes from the blending of 23 fruits, none of which are prunes".
As for the south, never forget we gave you frog giggin', boiled peanuts, Elvis, Smokey & The Bandit, NASCAR (that started from moonshine runners), Nashville, Terry Bradshaw, Steel Magnolias, Cracker Barrel, Jack Daniels, and grits )
Yehahh !!
smith
|
|
|
|
|
|
*holds stomach* oye smith. Come on, can we take a trip to Jersey, we have diners. The 24 hour dinner from Jersey, totally beats anythign that came out fo the south! I've had grits, nothig to write home about lol..
Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|

 |
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13780
|
|
|
How odd. I never came here to eat bush.
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
smith wrote:
> As for the south, never forget we gave you frog giggin', boiled peanuts, Elvis, Smokey & The Bandit, NASCAR (that started from moonshine runners), Nashville, Terry Bradshaw, Steel Magnolias, Cracker Barrel, Jack Daniels, and grits )
>
> Yehahh !!
> smith
Frog giggin'..... Oh my, whatever for? I do like boiled peanuts....
Elvis? does nothing for me.... never did....
Who and the what?????????????????????
Nascar.... Hmmmmmm.... I thought it started from cars....
Nashville.... Nice place.... but there is alot of that bad music there....
Terry who?
I did like the movie steel magnolias....
Cracker Barrel, thats the place that discriminates against gays. Nuf said there....
Jack Daniels.... Well at least you found one thing worth going there for.
and GRITS IS YUKKY!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dr Pepper too.......
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Where do you go to eat bush??????
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
I LOVES DINER FOOD!!!!!!!!
Diners make the best burgers in the world.......
Smacks lips....
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
|
the south is a foreign country? geez... i am by no means FROM the south, but i live in it, and i resemble that remark!
ok ok, so the south does suck... dont hold it against me, ok??????
rodney
"more tongue and groove than a hardwood floor"
|
|
|
|
|
|
dr. pepper is pretty gross. it's like yager on acid. only, u dont get drunk.... what's the point then?
j/k
"more tongue and groove than a hardwood floor"
|
|
|
|
|
|
"I felt abused and utterly defiled as those slippery gobbets slipped down my gullet" How awesome is that...
I live in the midwest, so talkin' poo on grits is like saying BBQ is, umm.... gross, and further more susan, I'd be the least bit surprised to learn that all 4 of them habitually smoked marijuana cigarettes in there.
Cough Cough.
Sorry that happens sometimes, any way, I was saying something, but I'll move on to bush
"cheese grits are rather like George W Bush - you either hate him or love him."
Hate'em
New subject...
"There's nothing like a breakfast of scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, country fried ham, cheese grits and Texas toast."
You make me hungry 
"unlike you city slickers who have no clue what great food tastes like"
I know what good food tastes like. > Grr
And all you people don't be talkin' poo on my drink. That happens to be my e-mail addy. lol
Nascar did start with moonshinin' southerners.
Yee HAW!
Time is lifes currency, spend it well.
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
When did they switch from moonshiners running round the track to cars?
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
smith
|
 |
On fire! |
Registered: January 1970
Messages: 1095
|
|
|
NASCAR
There were secret stills all through the South and before cars, people had a hard time getting their whiskey. When Prohibition came in the 1920's, moonshine runners, or bootleggers, would drive really fast at night with the police chasing them. They would make long trips crossing state lines evading the troopers.
The bootleggers would race among themselves for fun on Sunday afternoons to see who had the fastest car and then run shine on Sunday night.
People came to watch them race on Sundays on the backroads of North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee...
In 1938, a guy organized a race on Daytona Beach and it was mostly shine runners who participated. They would win stuff like a bottle of rum, a box of cigars or a case of motor oil. NASCAR grew from that race.
If you want to see a good fun example of Shine Running, rent Smokey and the Bandit.
smith ps...The South doesn't suck and neither does Dr.Pepper.
|
|
|
|
|
|
WHats moonshine?
Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Homemade whiskey made in "dry" areas of the rural south.
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
smith wrote:
> NASCAR
>
> There were secret stills all through the South and before cars, people had a hard time getting their whiskey. When Prohibition came in the 1920's, moonshine runners, or bootleggers, would drive really fast at night with the police chasing them. They would make long trips crossing state lines evading the troopers.
> The bootleggers would race among themselves for fun on Sunday afternoons to see who had the fastest car and then run shine on Sunday night.
> People came to watch them race on Sundays on the backroads of North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee...
> In 1938, a guy organized a race on Daytona Beach and it was mostly shine runners who participated. They would win stuff like a bottle of rum, a box of cigars or a case of motor oil. NASCAR grew from that race.
> If you want to see a good fun example of Shine Running, rent Smokey and the Bandit.
Actually, there are still stills in the south. I have a friend who was origionally from the "hills" near Birmingham Alabama and his brothers make shine every day. In several flavors too.... Blueberry, apple, peach to name a few. I've another friend from Kentucky whos father makes several flavors as well. Good stuff if taken in small quantities.
With the onset of prohibition my great grandfather was forced to close his brewery (located in Rhode Island) as well as his "mens bar".... I have a picture somewhere of the bar with a huge spread of food from the times when bars offered "free lunch".... Oh and the beer was only 5 cents....
My Dad owned a bar in the 60's and 70's that had a secret entrance down an alley, around a corner and up a set of hidden stairs which was a speakeasy during prohibition.
Yup.... peoples likes their booze......
Bootleggers are the people making the shine.
The term "moonshiners" came about because the runners would make their best runs on nights when the moon was full with a clear sky. they would therefore be able to traverse without headlamps on thus minimizing detection.
>
> smith ps...The South doesn't suck and neither does Dr.Pepper.
I never said the south sucked.... But Dr Pepper... oh my that is another story....YUKKO........ LOL
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Moonshiners transporting the moonshine would run from cops all the time.
Time is lifes currency, spend it well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Refer to "Dukes of Hazzard" on the what's moonshine question. lol
Time is lifes currency, spend it well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
of a song i wrote once upon a time... called moonshine mary... makes her own moonshine, grows her own pot.... travels around with her favorite cousin miss clara dee... hehe.....
"more tongue and groove than a hardwood floor"
|
|
|
|
|
|
Try this....
Baked Cheese Grits
Ingredients
3 cups - water
3/4 cup - Grits (uncooked)- NOT INSTANT
1/4 teaspoon - salt
3 tablespoons - chopped pimento
1 - egg (beaten)
1 cup - shredded chedder cheese
1 tablespoon - butter or margarine
1/8 teaspoon - garlic powder
1 dash - red pepper sauce or cayenne
Directions
Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 1-1/2 quart casserole or baking dish. Prepare grits according to package directions.
Add small amount of grits to beaten egg. Return grits mixture to pan. Add remaining ingredients. Cook over low heat an additional minute or until cheese is melted. Pour into prepared casserole. Bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until top is set and lightly puffed. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Serves 4 to 6
(\\__/) And if you don't believe The sun will rise
(='.'=) Stand alone and greet The coming night
(")_(") In the last remaining light. (C. Cornell)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grits are a lot like cream of wheat.....it tastes like what you put in it.
This one is easy....
Southern Scramble
Try this change of pace breakfast made easy in one skillet.
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup Quaker or Aunt Jemima Enriched Hominy Quick Grits, uncooked*
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
1 cup (4 oz.) shredded Swiss cheese
6 eggs, beaten
1 cup cubed ham
2 tablespoons sliced green onions
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
1/8 teaspoon pepper
In large skillet, bring water to a boil. Slowly stir in grits; reduce heat. Simmer 3 to 5 minutes or until thickened, stirring frequently. Stir in margarine. Combine 1/2 cup cheese with remaining ingredients; mix well. Pour into grits; stir lightly. Cook over medium heat until eggs are soft set and cheese is melted, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
6 SERVINGS
*NOTE: To substitute regular Quaker or Aunt Jemima Enriched Hominy Grits, increase water to 1-3/4 cups and simmer time to 12 to 14 minutes.
TIP: Once grits and egg mixture are combined, do not over mix or eggs will become dry and appear curdled.
http://www.quakergrits.com/QG_Recipes/recipe.htm
OR
http://www.grits.com/recipes/index.php
(\\__/) And if you don't believe The sun will rise
(='.'=) Stand alone and greet The coming night
(")_(") In the last remaining light. (C. Cornell)
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Never eat grits.........
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
|
timmy
|

 |
Has no life at all |
Location: UK, in Devon
Registered: February 2003
Messages: 13780
|
|
|
Wasn't that more about Daisy's Legs and the car?
Author of Queer Me! Halfway Between Flying and Crying - the true story of life for a gay boy in the Swinging Sixties in a British all male Public School
|
|
|
|
|
|
marc
|
 |
Needs to get a life! |
Registered: March 2003
Messages: 4729
|
|
|
Big, Little, whatever....
It is all slimey and gross....
Reminds me of "Oliver Twist" in the orphanage dining room....
What I dont understand is why he asked for.... "more"....
YUKKO..............................
Life is great for me... Most of the time... But then I meet people online... Very few are real friends... Many say they are but know nothing of what it means... Some say they are, but are so shallow...
|
|
|
|
Goto Forum:
|