CO is a native Texan. You wouldn't get his jokes about Port Arthur or Nederland

My friend owns a restaurant in central Louisiana that serves a mean shrimp n grits. They are good.

I've always just been a fan of the chips and dips for game day. I'll make a homemade salsa, guac, and queso blanco.

Sounds good for a game at home in front of a TV but not before 11AM. Something more substantial is needed for a tailgate at Tiger Stadium

What the dips or shrimp and grits?

The dips. Too early for Mexican fun food. I live shrimp and I like grits but separate them please. I ordered barbcue shrimp one time and they served them with sthe shrimp stuck in a mound of mashed potatoes. I made the take it back

For what it's worth, I'm close to perfecting bacon-wrapped grits.

Anything with bacon cannot be bad. I know my friend @CajunlostinCali will agree

How will you get the grits to hold together? That will take some true grit

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