A REBEL'S DEVILED GRITS

1 teaspoon salt
3 cups boiling water
1 cup quick-cooking grits
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon grated orange rind or peel
1 cup orange juice
4 eggs, slightly beaten
12 slices bacon, partially cooked
2 tablespoons brown sugar


Preheat oven to 350*. Add salt to boiling water in a saucepan and stir grits in slowly. Cook, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add butter, orange rind, orange juice, and eggs and mix thoroughly.
Pour into a greased 1 1/2 qt. baking dish.
Arrange bacon on top and sprinkle with brown sugar
Bake for 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Serves 6.

Source:
Southern Living Magazine, 1972
Antoinette