True Grits

One would think that you could find a wide variety of grits -- and I do NOT mean the instant kind -- in a Georgia grocery store. However, I discovered on Saturday night that if one assumed this, one would be very wrong. I wanted to serve baked garlic cheese grits, which are delicious, as one of many side dishes at our Christmas Eve dinner. I assumed that procuring grits would be fairly simple. After all, I had made it to the South, where grits are a staple -- right? In actuality, I had to go to three different grocery stores before finding anything other than Quaker instant grits (which you cannot bake and which would not be appropriate to serve as a side), and the only option I finally found was a beaten up box from Aunt Jemima.

In contrast, every New York grocery store offers several types of grits. Odd.