Ketchup enhances most things.....

Jadaharabi said

I lived in Alabama when young and hated grits from the first time I tried them in about 1963.
In 1989 or so I was in Tenn. and was served grits with my meal. I thought hey it's been year I'll give them another try. So I tried a little with syrup, it was a no go. Tried a little with differant jellys again a no go.
The waitress came back to the table after a little while. She said try a little ketchup on it. So I did, I thought it was a weird idea though. But boy was it good. I couldn't believe it.
I've never tried it again though.

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LOL. When I was 15 I worked in a grocery store. My boss was awesome. One of the nicest people I've ever met. His wife was really nice too and the two kids they had were exceptional.

He liked me and asked me to help him split and stack some wood. No problem. He's says meet me at my house, we'll get breakfast and get started. I though he was taking me out but his wife made breakfast. With grits. I never had them and I did not like them. But everything else was great so I ate the grits anyway.

Then I went into the army. In basic I was so hungry I could eat my own nasty shorts. So at breakfast I tried grits. I'm thinking what have I been missing?? Must be the greasy army cooks make it. YUM YUM.

Once I was done with the army and came back home I tried them again. NASTY. Straight NASTY. I'm thinking WTH? Uncle Sam has a secret recipie. To this day I've tried probably 20 different ways to eat grits. All NASTY.

Just one of those things.