Grits loyalists took an immediate dislike to the quick-cook product, and it failed to win over many new fans. A Quaker Oats representative didn’t respond to a message seeking comment.

Grits loyalists took an immediate dislike to the quick-cook product, and it failed to win over many new fans. A Quaker Oats representative didn’t respond to a message seeking comment.

The World Grits Festival includes a parade, rolling-in-the-grits contest, beauty queens, grits meals, crafts, and much more! Richard Myers is here along with a few of his precious grandchildren ...

When Mississippi bluesman Little Milton famously sang “Grits Ain’t Groceries” in 1969, he used the phrase not as a real statement, but as a metaphor to suggest something preposterous.