corn grits
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of corn grits
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Here, we’re making it with white corn grits.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2022
Lett’s food is fresh and just surprising enough to intrigue without getting silly: grilled kabocha squash with mint-pomegranate pesto; rye rags with sausage, mushroom and fennel; rustic corn grits with mushroom sugo and poached egg.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2015
Unsure, state health officials in Florida swept grocery-store shelves of some shipments of Betty Crocker cake mixes, Gold Medal flour, Dixie Lily corn grits and Martha White's hush puppies, among other goodies.
From Time Magazine Archive
Brewers' grains are the residue of barley malt and corn grits.
From Government By the Brewers? by Keitel, Adolph
We’ve got ham and biscuits, Boston baked beans, potatoes, corn, grits, and lots of other things.
From The Banner Boy Scouts Snowbound A Tour on Skates and Iceboats by Warren, George A.
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