[Sca-cooks] Recipe: Shrimp & Grits. OOP

[James]

My 2 cents, Grits are not cornmeal but many people think they are. 
Cornmeal is just made out of corn, that's polenta not grits. Grits are 
made out of corn that’s been treated with lye. Which is the way you make 
hominy and masa for tortillas.

And the reason this is done is for taste originally and also for 
nutrition. Some of the nutrients in corn can not be absorbed unless they 
corn is first treated with lye. This is the reason that many people who 
once grew corn as a staple in areas where it was not native, like 
Africa, developed a form of malnutrition years ago.

Take Care,
James P.