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Grits are famous all over the southern United States. According to Wikipedia, in the Charleston area, cooked grits are called "hominy" and uncooked grits are called "grist." The word "grits" is derived from the Old English word grytt, meaning "coarse meal." my sister-in-law lives in Greenville, South Carolina, and she begs to differ. She says, “The word G.R.I.T.S. stands for Girls Raised in The South” and I really like that acronym; I think I will be using it a lot when talking about grits.

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