Grits Documentary - South Carolina Film by R.S. Woodward

This brilliant documentary was made in the early 1980s by R. Stanley Woodward. Documentary IS NOW available from http://stanwoodward.com
Of course, this is only a clip from the film which runs about 30 minutes in length. In an ideal universe, some distributor or producer would pick this up and release it on DVD. The world needs to learn about grits through this film!

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[swampzoid]

i know a diner in san francisco that serves grits and they are just as good as the ones down south.

i should know - i'm from georgia.

[VintageFuzz]

not surprisingly...grits is pretty much the easiest recipe in the world: cornmeal, water, and salt -- add butter and milk/cream if you want fancy grits

[b4sythe]

Wow! Amazing. Really cool footage. The song is totally awesome. Anyone tell me the name of this song? Oh, by the way, damn Strom Thurmond for being a racist, but bless you for making this doc, whoever you are!

[VintageFuzz]

The song is called "Gotta Have My Grits" and it was recorded in Columbia, SC. I'll have to dig a little to find the name of the composer.

[skoalblog]

I never heard of anybody not eating grits till I went to boot camp for the Marines and there were some guys from New York and they never even heard of them, I thought it was funny at the time cause I figured everybody ate them, everybody does eat them where I'm from in Georgia. Luckily they served grits for breakfast pretty much every morning at boot camp on Paris Island, South Carolina.

[sirenanathalie]

Best to see the full version of this Stan Woodward documentary. This just gives a hint.

I think it is an American Classic!

[KeyboredNinja]

Grits are not made from cornmeal, they are made from hominy. (At least it is down here)

[lunarrn]

@Tutilost You are absolutely correct. You chill your leftover grits in the fridge overnight. The next morning they are conveniently molded to whatever you put them in. Slice the chilled grits about 1/2" thick and pan fry them in your leftover bacon grease until golden brown.

[thrummer1953]

Strom Thurmond adopted his daughter

[thesauruswrex]

@VintageFuzz The composer was Dr. Nathaniel Irvin, II (my father :-)

[bboomer147]

@Tutilost Grit patties?, oh noooooooo, suga. that just wouldn't do a tall.