when we first moved to SC (hubs was born and raised outside of Atlanta - me, native western NYer!) I tried to make grits. Thought it might be like cream of wheat, lol. Put it in a pot, went about my business, came back in 20 mins and had this giant ball of glue in my pot. Took it to hubs in a bowl and asked him if a grit was always that big!
Never liked them until I had some in Charleston. A resaurant there makes them with whipping cream, butter, and other wonderful things! they dont taste like any other grits I ever ate down here! I could eat these 3 X a day. And, almost all home cooking places serve them at all meals too. sharet