Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
Thou shalt not eat thy Grits with a spoon unless thy grits are swimming in butter.
Thou shalt not eat Cream of Wheat and call it Grits, for this is blasphemy.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor’s Grits.
Thou shalt only use Salt, Butter, Bacon and Cheese as toppings for thy Grits, or thou shall mix thy Grits with thy eggs.
Thou shalt not eat Instant Grits.
Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
Thou shalt not put syrup on thy Grits.
Thou shalt not put sugar on thy Grits , either.
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Mary Raymundo says
Hilarious!
Jackie Garvin says
I love it, too, Miss Mary!
Ann says
Sign in my foyer reads “Southern as Grits” – love them – the southern way – no sugar for me – butter and cheese will do just fine!!!
Jackie Garvin says
Ann,
You can’t much more Southern than grits….that’s for sure!
Dianne Johnson says
I ran a B&B in Georgia for 7 years. My grits were made with a little cream and some shredded Gruyere cheese (a bit richer than swiss). One lady declared I could make a Yankee like grits. Not sure about that. One morning I had a guest in the dining room having breakfast with MY grits. I went out to check on him and saw him sprinkling sugar on them. I just wheeled around and went back to the kitchen. That was something I could not fix.
Jackie Garvin says
LOL! Maybe he thought the cheese was cream cheese and he was going for cheesecake-like grits.
Lauren Haberman says
Good thing I’m an adult and get to eat grits every which way I please.
Commandment 11:
Everyone should be encourage the blessing that is grits, regardless of how they choose to consume it.
For the record, I like grits all different ways. Sometimes cheese, sometimes shrimp, sometimes just butter, and when I need something sweet and delicious, with syrup. Mmmmmmm
Janet Robin Daniels Hickner says
Amen!
Funny story…I once wrote Cracker Barrell a very LONG letter explaining the proper way to cook (and eat) grits. I figured if they were going to market themselves as a Southern country restaurant, then they needed to make proper Southern country food. The grits haven’t changed much, but I got four free meals out of it!
Jackie Garvin says
Four meals! You letter must have been really loooooooonnggg!
Shandi duffey says
I only put salt, butter, and pepper on my grits. I was appaled when I watched my Husband who was raised in Alabama put sugar on his grits. I make fun of him every time he does it.
Jackie Garvin says
Shandi,
That’s unusual for someone from Alabama to put sugar on their grits. Don’t be too hard on your husband. He doesn’t know any better. 😉
R Lag says
I eat mine with maple syrup. OOOPS broke one of the commandments!
Jackie Garvin says
LOL!
angie says
Funny! Never ate grits until I moved to North Carolina. I did think it was cream of wheat until my friend “doctored” them up for me.
Jackie Garvin says
Angie,
Here’s wishing you many happy grits eating years! 🙂
Stephanie says
I’m embarrassed to say but my grandmother put syrup on her grits. I never understood why. I tried it once. I felt dirty.
Jackie Garvin says
Stephanie,
We will forgive your sweet grandmother that slight transgression! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
C.A. @ How To Be A Heroine says
Haha! This is so funny and true. My roommate in college was from Boston, and she thought grits must be like oatmeal. She went through the cafeteria line and asked for brown sugar and raisins for her grits. I was like “Oh honey, let’s have a little talk.” 🙂
Jackie Garvin says
C.A.
You made me laugh! I just read a post from a Southerner about sweet grits. I’ve NEVER heard of a Southerner eating sweet grits. I’ve got nothing against sugar, mind you. I must say I do prefer my grits savory.
Thanks for stopping by, C.A.! 🙂
Georgia Jan says
Just popped over here from the “Gooseberry Patch” site. Guess what I had for breakfast – cheese grits!!! NO SUGAR! NO WAY! I am a Southern woman to the bone. Love this!
Blessings to y’all. Keep up the good work.
Jackie Garvin says
Way to go, Georgia Jan! God bless you!
Marcia P from Bogalusa! says
Cheese and eggs for me, please! I had a room mate once who worked in a breakfast restaurant in New Orleans. She tells the story that some tourists came in and one of them asked “how many grits in an order of grits?”. With a very straight face my friend told the tourist “Oh, I’d say about 2,000,000.” The tourist ordered the grits and pronounced them delicious and they all got a good laugh.
Love your blog, Jackie! I just subscribed this morning. Thanks for being so responsive to my request for help in commenting. I was using my cell phone but now I am on my laptop and I do see the “Post Comment” button. Thanks for what you are doing here and I look forward to your posts.
Jackie Garvin says
Hi Marcia! I’m glad you got it all sorted out. I was determined to do whatever needed to be done to get it fixed so you can comment.
What a great “grits” story you have. Thanks so much for sharing.
I don’t know if you seen it written in any of my posts yet, but my oldest daughter is Marcia. We pronounce her name like Marsha. What about you: Ma-see-ah or Mar-sha?
Marcia P from Bogalusa! says
Hi Jackie!M
People call me everything from “Marci” (my Grandmother), to Marca without the “i” and pronouncing the c as an s as in Marsa (my Father) to Marsha, which is how I introduce myself.
My close friends call me Mar-see-ah. I answer to all of them and just let people call me whatever makes them feel comfortable. After all, I am a Southerner!! 🙂
I am retired now and my former boss who is an architect and designer has decided that my name should be spelled Marci’a. Kind of La De Da, right? LOL
Jackie Garvin says
You are cracking me up! When Marcia was in 2nd grade, she brought home a paper and she had written her name at the top as “Marsha”. I asked her why she wrote it that way. She said, “That’s the way my teacher writes it.” After I laid down a dissertation on this poor little 7 year old about the origin of her name (her father and grandfather’s middle name is Marcellus) and how it’s your Mama and Daddy’s job to name you and determine the spelling, I contacted the teacher and requested a conference. We got it all cleared up!
My daughter’s name is Marcia Garvin. For fun, I love to call her Mar-see-ah Gar-see-ah. We have a family in our church with the last name Mello. I always thought Marcia should marry a Mello son so she could be Mar-sha Mello. 🙂
Marcia P from Bogalusa! says
Hi Jackie! How funny that you call your Marcia Mar-see-ah Gar-see-ah! No lie; I almost forgot that I have a friend in California whose last name is Garcia and she always called me Mar-see-ah Gar-see-ah, too! She still calls me that in her emails to me. Say hello to “Your Marcia” for me!
Isn’t it great that Marcia is such a versatile name that makes people smile when they “play around” with it? As a kid I just thought it was a weird name but now I feel blessed!
lwadz says
yup, us yankees see grits and are like… “southern oatmeal” “southern cream of wheat”? I am from the north but live in the south. Whenever I put maple syrup or honey in my grits my co-workers cringe.
Jackie Garvin says
LOL! I can only imagine.
Ethel Ebanks says
There’s just something special about grits I think. So keeping in the good form of Southerners, we eat grits in place of potatoes!! Mostly!
Jackie Garvin says
Awesome! We’re a big grits eating family, too.