Don Shearer.............Thanks!

Now I know two things for sure!

1st. I now understand why the South lost the War. It takes so long to cook them for breakfast, that the South was always late for their battles with teh North.

2nd. I also now understand what made the Roman Empire fall. It was the Huns sacking Rome and taking all their Polenta.

My question is..........what did the Romans make Polenta (grits) out of, if corn was dicovered in the America's and taken back to Europe in the 1500's?

I think the Romans were eating Wheat Hearts, Cream of Wheat and Malto-Meal.

One thing that cannot be disproved is.....even yellow grits (like you sent me) tastes exactly like fine ground boiled corn seeds. Even with butter, salt and pepper....it still tasted like boiled corn seeds. I even tried eating it the popular way with milk and sugar as a cereal and it tasted like boiled corn seeds with milk and sugar.

I think it must be an aquired taste like Scotch & Marshmellows.

Other than that Joe, it was pretty good. :^)

Dave
 
we made from either Farro or Chestnut flour. Farro was one of the first domesticated wheats.

Next weekend Dave? Still got any Turkeys admiring themselces in the mirror?

Should I strip the blue tarp off of the desk, clean the squirrels nests out of the drawers and turn the fan on it to dry it off, and bring it down with me?

Let me know.

Steve
 
Was called Farro and later corn in the americas.Show Dave how you eat Grits.Why not put tomato sauce on it.
 
You might as well ask me to call THE DUKE "gay" or say that Dimaggio couldn't play ball......tomato sauce on GRITS? You have got to be kidding.

Steve
 
......tomato sauce on GRITS? You have got to be kidding.
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Sounds gross and I've never tried it; personally I prefer butter and cheese, but Marshmallows with Scotch??? Dave, what's wrong with you?? :-0
 
acquired taste thing..............both grits with anything on it and Scotch with marshmellows. I think I'll stick with my instant breakfasts and be on time for MY battles. I do have to admit that I always had a weakness for good homemade cabbage meringue pie. :^)

Dave
 
Farro huh? That must be where the old breakfast cereal name of Farrina came from?

Yes, "Mr. I'm So Kool", is still hanging around. Did not see him for a few days, then there he was again behind teh truck admiring himself in the bumper two days ago. He was out wooing a couple of hens and hour ago as they were getting a drink out of the pond here by the house.

When you get down here we will hunt a spot up Slagle Creek north of me. I heard a lot of cobbling going on up Slagle Creek when I sat for 2 1/2 hours in my tree blind friday evening.

I hate to see you disturb active squirrel or pack rat nests, but yes please bring down my new (now old) roll-top-desk. It will go well up in the shop where I have been inundated with mice, ground squirrels and now a raccon in the ceilings ARRRG! I put out a BIG box of De-Con the other night and it was all gone by morning! I bought some more and put out two big boxes of it today.

I'm going to have to catch the Coon in my Havahart trap and relocate him to your truck so you can give him to Mike at the C-2. You are coming by here first right?

BTW I bought deck stain last night and of course it's rained off and on all day today........DUH!

C-U-Soon,

Dave
 

Gotta talk to Mike in the a.m and will then call you...

Raining like a bitch here right now so its probably best not to pull that tarp off the desk right now. Its up underneath a big old Cedar tree and due to the deterioration of the trap its mostly the drooping branches of the tree that is keeping the desk mostly dry....Thank goodness Oak doesn't warp much, eh?

You know if you really want GOOD Grits we need to drag old Boo Boo Bass out of the pond, knock him on the head and fry him up good and crisp in a black iron skillet thats full of penaut oil thats hot enough to put a match out when you throw it in the skillet.

Drain that bad boy on a grocery bag and eat him with a good bait of Cheese Grits......I primise that'll have you shouting, "I can throw down, drag out, and whup any man this side of Kantuck"......so start fattening old Boo Boo up....I reckon Andrew's kids will get a big kick out of seeing a photo fo Boo Boo without his scales on.....

Call ya tomorrow.

Steve
 
"A few days ago I was looking at a stack of 20 or so Shooters Bibles and Gun Digests a guy had on eBay. His opening price was good at $24.95 and I was interested. He did not mention how much the shipping was, so I emailed him. He said that by USPS Media Mail he was qouted $84.50. It was easy to see why they went off without a single bid."

I think that shipping price is more a product of someone trying to 'cheat' ebay out of fees then actual shipping cost. I believe the top fee for domestic media mail up to 70 lbs is $24.59. Unless he is using $60 in packing material and time he is just trying to pad his profit without fees. No way was he quoted a price of $84 for Media Mail. Maybe priority if it weights 50-60 lbs and he is on the other side of the country but not for media. Parcel post would be a better option in that case.

btw I have no problem with the amount anyone charges if stated up front but I think some are trying to cash in on the hysteria.

Tim
 
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