The Grits, girls raised in the South, guide to life
By: Deborah Ford with Edie Hand
Contributors: Hand, Edie, 1951-
Publisher: Plume
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 249
ISBN-13: 9780452285064
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Humor; Conduct of life; Women
Other titles: Girls raised in the South; Grits guide to life
Description: Everybody knows there's something special behind the distinctive---and irresistible---style of the Southern woman. And now, darlin', you too can enjoy the unspoken rules and rich traditions that make Girls Raised In The South so unique! Inside these pages you'll find all the advice, real-life stories, recipes, humor, and quotable wisdom necessary to decode the secret charm of the Southern girl---including vital lessons such as how to eat a watermelon in a sundress, how to drink like a Southern lady (sip ... a lot!), and the real meaning of PMS (Precious Mood Southerner). Like a tall glass of Grandma's lemonade, The Grits Guide to Life is sweet, sharp, and chock-full of Southern charm---a handbook that's a bible of Southern style for the Grits girl in all of us.
Notes: "A Plume book."

"Previously published in a Dutton edition"--Title page verso.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Fannie Flagg; title: Introduction; title: Part I: The basic ingredients. 1. Grits are magnolias: our strength of character; title: 2. Grits are iron skillets: the flavoring of the South; title: 3. Grits are pearls: Southern beauty, natural and cultured; title: Part II: Southern style. 4. Saying darlin' like you mean it: the Grits guide to speech; title: 5. Pretty is as pretty does: the Grits guide to manners; title: 6. I do believe you ate my salad: the Grits guide to table manners; title: 7. Thank the Lord for answered prayers: the Grits guide to getting your man; title: Part III. Southern hospitality. 8. Slow cookin' and cornbread: the Grits guide to Southern foods; title: 9. Southern girls don't drink: the Grits guide to drinking; title: 10. Putting on the grits: the Grits guide to entertaining; title: 11. Let them eat cake: the Grits guide to weddings; title: Part IV: Strick'ly Southern. 12. Girls just wanna have fun: the Grits guide to Southern humor; title: 13. Song of the South: the Grits guide to Southern music; title: 14. Lawd a' mercy: the Grits guide to religion; title: 15. Southern religion Part II: the Grits guide to sports; title: Part IV: Southern family. 16. Who're your people? the Grits guide to Southerners; title: 17. The ties that bind (and sometimes strangle): the Grits guide to family; title: 18. Making us proud: the Grits guide to successful Southern women; title: Conclusion: friends are forevah.