Breakfast

1.) eggs & ketchup. the debate rages on in the wilds on MT too. my father and sister are firm believers in the eggs to ketchup ratio. my momma & i aren't big egg eaters (and neither is j), so ketchup on eggs just seems gross... hashbrowns... well that's another battle.

2.) my momma (who is from the south) says that the "proper" way to say pecan is PA-kahn. then again maybe that's a virginia thing because my montana sister, fiance, father, neighbors, etc... say PEE-kahn. and i am the weirdo who says PEE-can. :D

3.) sunny side up eggs. if i eat them, i like omlettes or scrambled with pepperjack and cheddar. my father will eat them almost any way. i cannot abide by runny eggs AT ALL. gee-rosss!!! blech!

4.) what is a "corn pop" ?? is it like the, alas, now defunct "smacks"??

5.) cream of wheat. lumpy or not lumpy. haven't had any since i was something in the neighborhood of 3. so no opinion. BUT ON GRITS... ewwww. i hate, hate, HATE grits... and in alabama they put them as a side on EVERYTHING and i cannot stand it. you ask for NO GRITS, they look at you weird, but write it down anyway and then.... BRING YOU GRITS!!!! ARRRRRGGGGHHH!! i do not like grits sam i am.

6.) i agree with anstey: SKAHL-ups sounds about right.

7.) not a big fan of the vegimite either...

8.) i LOOOVVVEE oatmeal... with cinnamon-sugar and a splash of pure cream... ohhh. heavenly.

9.) now that we have solved the "pecan" pronounciation war, perhaps you all could help me with a battle up here... the word "SODA" vs. "POP"... my family says soda, the fiance's pop, and some of our friends just call everything "coke"... even if they want 7-UP.... your takes ??