About Janis Owens: Janis Owens is an American author. She has written three novels and one cookbook. Her fourth novel is due in October, 2012, American Ghost.
Grits are hot; they are abundant, and they will by-gosh stick to your ribs. Give your farmhands (that is, your children) cold cereal for breakfast and see how many rows they hoe. Make them a pot of grits and butter, and they’ll hoe till dinner and ...