On Sun, 29 Jan 2006, jake wrote:

> Elaine Parrish wrote:
>> >
> > Grits are made from dried hominy. Hominy is made from corn. Hominy and
> > grits are not the same consumer item. Un-dried hominy comes in a can.
> > Dried hominy is ground into grits, which reconstituted, makes a cereal
> > like cream of wheat.
> >
> > Elaine, too
>

>
> Then I have dried hominy which I could grind into grits. So I have 2 in
> 1. Kewl. Plus, now I have an extra excuse for buying a food processor
> (which I haven't bought so far because I wasn't convinced I'd actually
> use it).
>


Any excuse to buy a new foodie play toy! haha

Yes, you can grind up the dried ones. They should be like sand or salt.

1 cup water
3 tablespoons of grits
1 tablespoon butter.
Salt and pepper to taste

bring water to boil in a pot bigger than 1 cup.

add butter and salt, pepper and grits.

stir well to incorporate

Turn heat to medium or a little less. Gently boil for 20 minutes, stirring
frequently.

They are done when they aren't gritty like sand anymore.

They are creamy, not soupy.

You can add more butter or cheese to the finished product.

There are numerous casseroles out there, too.

Elaine, too