On Mon 27 Feb 2006 05:07:47p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?
> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> . ..
>>> wrote:
>>>> All you Foodie Guru's, Listen Up. Palento and
>>>> Grits...One and the same !! Instant Grits will cook in 1 minute,
>>>> regular about 10 add whatever you want . It will be great ! Also WE
>>>> do not put sugar in our cornbread Yuk ! Try it you will like it ! My
>>>> hints for today.. By The by I live in Paradise (Florida that is !)
>>>>
>>>> Have A Wonderful Day !
>>>
>>> Back from whence you came, blasphemer! Grits are not the same as
>>> "palento" (by which I assume you mean 'polenta'). Ahem... instant
>>> grits are like instant oatmeal or Minute rice - already cooked then
>>> dehydrated so they can
>>> be reconstituted with just hot water. It's like camping food. It's
>>> not the
>>> real thing. Not to say it's a bad thing, but you're the one who
>>> came in here all confrontational, so there you have it.
>>>
>>> Grits are made from dried white corn from which the bran has been
>>> removed. Polenta is made from ground yellow corn. Both cooked grits
>>> and cooked polenta can be chilled and sliced and pan fried into
>>> "cakes" of sorts, but they are vastly different in taste and
>>> texture. So to *you*, go back where
>>> you came from until you figure out the difference.
>>>
>>
>> This information is incorrect. Grits is not necessarily white corn,
>> nor has the bran been removed (although it sometimes is)
>
> Okay, perhaps the corn is not white but I've never found grits that were
> not white. Nor with the bran still intact.
>
> . Some grits
>> are in fact the same as polenta - ground yellow corn cooked to a
>> mush. Of course the traditional seasonings are different. You seem to
>> mistake hominy grits for grits.
>
> No, you seem to mistake grits for hominy. There is a difference but
> grits are white and bran-free. Hominy can be yellow or white corn and
> with or without the bran. Grits are the center of the corn kernel,
> which is white no matter which way you play it.
>
> Regardless, instant 1 minute grits are a bad move. Heh, I get stomped
> on for using instant ramen noodles and yet you're thinking instant grits
> are just fine. I do not agree.
>
> Hominy is corn which has been treated
>> with an alkali to remove the outer skin and it can be white or yellow.
>
> The alkali is called lye. Used to be used to make soap and to clean out
> clogged drains. You really don't want to splash this stuff on your
> face.
>
>> Hominy grits are indeed different from polenta, but they are only one
>> kind of grits.
>
> LOL I've never ever seen anything called "hominy grits". Go to a
> grocery store in west TN or even a whole foods store in Tennessee and
> try to find "yellow grits". It's hard to find them. Out further west,
> towards Texas and Arizona, it's available. That's where they use them
> to turn them into corn tortillas.
>
> I'm not arguing by any means. Just saying how they are used and how
> they are available here. And 1 minute "instant grits" is an
> abomination!
Jill, just because you live in TN does not mean you are the last word on
defining grits.
There are, indeed, both corn grits and hominy grits. Corn grits may be
either white or yellow and may or may not contain the bran. Hominy grits
may be either white or hellow, but never contain the bran.
Hominy grits are much harder to find today, and probably are nont sold in
your stores.
On one thing I will agree, instant grits are a bad choice.
--
Wayne Boatwright ożo
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