[at-l] Re: at-l Digest, Vol 8, Issue 23, Post #49

[ryan at hack.net (Ryan K. Brooks)]

OB's comment about Yankees was in jest.  

Let's let this thread die,

Ryan


Jack wrote:

>"OrangeBug" wrote:
>"Any fool knows how to appreciate grits, but it takes a Yankee to sneer at
>them.
>The next thing we'll read is how certain Yankees think they know something
>about BBQ!"
>------------------------------
>As a "Yankee", born and raised in the "Cradle of Liberty": Philadelphia,
>PA...I am SO tired of people like the aptly nicknamed (due to the small
>mindedness factor) Orange Bug insulting their fellow Americans.
>
>Having lived in diverse locations in the U.S. of A., from New Hampshire to
>New York to Texas to Alabama to Hawaii, (and back to good old Pennsylvania)
>I have experienced various local cultures and cuisines; liked some, didn't
>like others.
>
>Grits I like just fine, EITHER with salt & butter, OR with sugar & milk,
>etc.
>
>BUT, the "War of Northern Aggression" ended in the century before last,
>prior to ANY of us drawing our first breath...get the **** over it, would
>you?!
>
>-"Camo"
>
>PS: It's no wonder a doctor friend of mine says I'm the smartest person she
>knows. Education doesn't make you any smarter, it merely exposes you to more
>information in a structured environment...
>------------------------------
>
>Message: 49
>Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 11:56:00 -0500
>From: W F Thorneloe <thornel@attglobal.net>
>Subject: [at-l] Grits
>To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
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>There has begun a flame war over one of the purest of dining pleasures -
>grits. Some have even suggested that there are no "flavors" to grits, while
>acknowledging their heinous act of placing sugar upon them.
>
>Grits can be enhanced in many ways, such as the addition of cheese, salt,
>pepper, shrimp, crayfish, and such. Accompanying eggs, toast and ham is the
>best way to enjoy grits. Grits keep egg yolks from sticking futilely to the
>plate. They can be allowed to cool after a meal, cut into strips and eaten
>along the trail. Grits are available in instant and quick versions, which
>are forbidden in a Southern kitchen, but just dandy on the trail. You can't
>do that with hash browns, no matter how they can be smothered, covered,
>diced, chunked or otherwise enhanced by Waffle House.
>
>Grits can be served at any meal. Grits are a delicacy frequently served in
>martini glasses at the best of parties and functions in the South.
>
>Any fool knows how to appreciate grits, but it takes a Yankee to sneer at
>them.
>
>The next thing we'll read is how certain Yankees think they know something
>about BBQ!
>
>OrangeBug
>
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