HAVE A "GRIT" TIME AT THE GRITS FESTIVAL

HAVE A "GRIT" TIME AT THE GRITS FESTIVAL

ST. GEORGE, S.C. (Wireless Flash) -- There's nothing better for forgetting about your taxes than a good swim in a pool filled with grits. That's the motto of the folks in St. George, South Carolina, home of the World Grits Festival. On April 16 the town will hold a "Rolling In the Grits Contest" where contestants must dive into a grits-filled wading pool and try to get as much gunk as possible to stick to their bodies within 10 seconds. So far, the world record is 53 pounds. Festival spokeswoman Nell "Granny Grits" Bennett says St. George holds the annual festival because the town's residents eat more grits per capita than any other place in the world.