How come people in some corn-producing states don't eat grits?

[raccoon]

For instance, Kansas and Iowa.

(If you DO eat grits, please let us know.)

[BikeWriter]

1. This thread is begging to be copy catted! I'm series!!!!!!!!!1111

[Blue_Tires]

2. because they are godless heathens?

[raccoon]

3. No, seems like they're pretty religious, many of them. nt

[Blue_Tires]

5. well, there's "real" religions and "fake" ones, too

and everyone knows the church of "I live in a corn-producing state but don't eat grits" is an affront to the eyes of god...

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Because they tend to have good school systems and their states don't live on federal welfare

[Deep13]

6. Because they're grits.

:hide:

[BikeWriter]

7. You'd better hide! Eating grits should be mandatory!

[1gobluedem]

8. Because they sell all their corn to the grit eating states

Duh. :hi:

[buzzycrumbhunger]

9. Born and raised in IA

. . . and as I recall (as a city girl), the field corn went to animals and we pigged out on sweet corn, which actually turns into corn soup if you try to grind it into grits. I do a mean cornbread, though, unsweet and neat like the southerners prefer.

I'm afraid even after living in the south (and I really don't know that FL counts, given that it's overrun with the rejects from everywhere else, including Canadia), I still don't do grits, but my son was in scouts long enough that he actually craves them.

Afraid you're going to come up with a different punishment if this is heresy because I don't do religion, either. :evilgrin:

[surrealAmerican]

10. Why waste a perfectly good cornbread ingredient?

[amitten]

12. Exactly. Grits are nothing but yucko corn slurry with aftertaste. n/t

[ogneopasno]

11. Because the corn they raise is feed corn for animals, or, more recently, it's raised for ethanol.

[geardaddy]

13. Because it's all going for ethanol...

high-fructose corn syrup and animal feed.

[raccoon]

14. I don't know about you, but I'll ride a camel and give up my car before I give up grits. nt

[geardaddy]

15. I like grits...

but it's just not very common here.

[raccoon]

17. Good for you! Reckon if Garrison Keillor promoted it, it would catch on there? nt

[geardaddy]

18. Probably.

"Pretty Good Grits" ??

Has a nice ring to it.

Is it ok that I like them with cheese, or is that a no-no?

[raccoon]

19. That's OK. I like them better with butter but I've eaten them with cheese. nt

[guitar man]

16. Because Grit's Ain't Groceries!

:D

[RebelOne]

20. I live in Georgia, so of course, I eat grits.

In fact, grits and eggs go together like peanut butter and jelly.

[enigmatic]

21. I LOVE grits!

w/ a dollop of butter, salt, pepper, and crumpled bacon. I'm getting hungry...

[Wapsie B]

22. Same reason why soybean producing states are not big on eating tofu.

[jobycom]

23. Dead taste buds from eating oatmeal?

:shrug: Tis a mystery.

[Lost in CT]

24. Corn is for the car baby not the people... what isn't turned into a sugar

substitute goes right into the gas tank...

[Gidney N Cloyd]

25. We have indoor plumbing?

[Taverner]

26. Because grits are awful tasting

I tell my son when he doesn't eat his sushi "There are starving people in this country! They don't get Sushi! They just get grits and you are lucky to have sushi!!!"

[raccoon]

27. I hate sushi. nt