THE PLURAL OF GRIT

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Grit can be defined as abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc. Grit is also a magazine. At its peak in 1969, Grit had a total circulation of 1.5 million copies every week. It is still published but I think circulation is down somewhat. True Grit is a John Wayne movie, but that is a whole different travel blog.

Grits, also called hominy grits, is coarsely ground hominy, boiled and sometimes then fried, eaten as a breakfast dish. Hominy is whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath. The process of turning corn into hominy is called nixtamalization. I didn’t really understand until I examined the flowchart very carefully. Now I get it.

There is a Hominy, Oklahoma. North Carolina has an Upper & Lower Hominy. Hominy grits are served in restaurants in the South. Even McDonalds serves them. I will be traveling to Georgia on Dec. 26th. I have decided to do some ‘on the road’ research and attempt to locate the “Hominy Belt”. Maybe it won’t be a belt. Maybe a glob. Maybe a blob shaped like a hominy kernel. I hereby declare this a pre travel blog. I will stop at restaurants along the way and check the menu for evidence of grits. McDonalds will be the only chain I will query. If I visit other establishments I may get off the subject and I hate that.

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Comments

[Little T]

You Didn't Answer the Title
There is also a book called "True Grits," not to be confused with the John Wayne movie, which lacks the "s" at the end of "Grit." This book asks a question similar to your blog title: What is the singular of "grits"? a. grits b. grit c. gris gris d. ain't nunna yer nevermind The answer is "d." By the by, I am a lifelong grits eater, and always will be. I eat them the proper Southern way, with half a stick of butter and a pound of salt. No whimpy yankee syrup belongs near grits. Now you know.

[holidayroad]

"True Grits"
"True Grits" is a very rare book. I would think that anyone that could produce a copy in short order would have to be an exceptional character, if you know what I mean, and I think you do. Holidayroad.

[Dr. Robotnik]

The answer
The plural of Grit is either: a. gris gris or b. ain't none of yore nevermind!