MEALIE-MEAL | 2004-07-03
When I was in Africa, the English immigrants explained to me that one of the main staples of the native African diet was called "mealie-meal."
I gave them my Serious, Lecture Look and said. "Yes, mealie-meal is produced by putting corn kernels into a machine that removes the husk of the corn kernel and puts out the white interior. This white interior is then pulverized to make mealie-meal."
Each time I said this, they were impressed. One Englishman said, "You've really done your homework, haven't you?"
I managed to keep a straight face.
"Mealie-meal" is grits.