Fun things to do in Salt Lake City include attractions, family activities, museums, art galleries, national parks and sports. View details, maps photos. Things To Do With Biscuits' title='Things To Do With Biscuits' />Things Southerners do that have to be explained to Northerners. Photo Gary Fountain, For The Chronicle. Image 1 of 2. 2Homecoming mums. For southerners, homecoming is basically a holiday and having the biggest and most decorated mum is a necessity no matter how heavy it is. Homecoming mums. For southerners, homecoming is basically a holiday and having the biggest and most decorated mum is a necessity no matter how heavy it is. Photo Gary Fountain, For The Chronicle. Image 2 of 2. 2The difference between sweet tea and adding sugar to iced tea. It is 1. 00 percent not the same thing and suggesting we add sugar to regular tea is pretty much an insult. The difference between sweet tea and adding sugar to iced tea. It is 1. 00 percent not the same thing and suggesting we add sugar to regular tea is pretty much an insult. Things To Do With Biscuits For BreakfastLooking for Things To Do In Cairns Its all here Tours, Attractions, Family Fun, Great Barrier Reef, Arts Culture. UPDATED Lays Just Announced the Winner of its Crazy Flavor Contest. Were not surprisedit was our favorite, too. I found this list of fifty things a mom wants her child to know how to do before leaving home. I wondered how many people ACTUALLY know. Hello folks, and welcome back to the All Things Southern kitchen. So, the other evening, I posted a picture of my big, fluffy cathead biscuits on social media. I first experienced these biscuits on a visit home for dinner with my parents. My mom had just come across the recipe in a New York Times article about buttermilk and. Other than how supremely delicious they are, versatility is the number one reason we love biscuits so much. Hungry for a breakfast sandwich How about monkey bread. Things to Make with Canned Biscuits. Theres so much you can do with refrigerated biscuit dough From easy homemade apple Danish to cheesy ham pockets, get. We know the biscuit is a sacred thinga cornerstone of Southern cuisine. But when youre on the move, it doesnt hurt to have a shortcut. Photo Jason Henry, Contributor. Image 3 of 2. 2Calling all sodas a cokeIt doesnt matter if its not Coke, its still a coke. Calling all sodas a cokeIt doesnt matter if its not Coke, its still a coke. Photo STF. Image 4 of 2. Buttermilk Biscuits and gravy. Its only the greatest breakfast in human history. Add some chicken fried steak and youre set. Buttermilk Biscuits and gravy. Its only the greatest breakfast in human history. Add some chicken fried steak and youre set. Photo Ralph Lauer. Image 5 of 2. 2Use koozies on a regular basis. Hey, the weather can make drinks get warm pretty quickly and no one likes warm beer. Use koozies on a regular basis. Hey, the weather can make drinks get warm pretty quickly and no one likes warm beer. Photo Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle. Image 6 of 2. 2All the uses for bacon grease. Who doesnt love bacon, but NEVER throw out your bacon grease. Save it and put it in an old Crisco can because there at a least 1,0. All the uses for bacon grease. Who doesnt love bacon, but NEVER throw out your bacon grease. Save it and put it in an old Crisco can because there at a least 1,0. Photo Andrew Harrer. Image 7 of 2. 2Our dedication to ACYall, its super hot until like mid December, so air conditioning is non negotiable. Our dedication to ACYall, its super hot until like mid December, so air conditioning is non negotiable. Photo Gary Fountain, Freelance. Image 8 of 2. 2County fairs or fair food. Frying everything is pretty common, and fairs are the best place to get deep fried anything, from butter to Oreos to cheesecake to bacon. County fairs or fair food. Frying everything is pretty common, and fairs are the best place to get deep fried anything, from butter to Oreos to cheesecake to bacon. Photo James Nielsen, Staff. Image 9 of 2. 2Cowboy boots. Theyre a go to shoe, sort of like flip flops or tennis shoes or dress shoes. Cowboy boots. Theyre a go to shoe, sort of like flip flops or tennis shoes or dress shoes. Photo Michael Paulsen, Staff. Image 1. 0 of 2. 2Eat tacos for every meal. Barbacoa in the morning, carne guisada for lunch and fajitas for dinner. Tacos are life. Eat tacos for every meal. Barbacoa in the morning, carne guisada for lunch and fajitas for dinner. Tacos are life. Photo Eric Kayne, For The Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 1 of 2. 2Drive everywhere. Public transportation does not function like it does in the North, so we just drive. Drive everywhere. Public transportation does not function like it does in the North, so we just drive. Photo Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 2 of 2. 2Our love for fried chicken. There is nothing to not love. Its fried, crispy, juicy, greasy and delicious. Our love for fried chicken. There is nothing to not love. Its fried, crispy, juicy, greasy and delicious. Photo Brennans Of Houston. Image 1. 3 of 2. 2Cooking outdoors. Outside means more space for grilling meat. It doesnt get cold enough outside to motivate us to move the party indoors. Cooking outdoors. Outside means more space for grilling meat. It doesnt get cold enough outside to motivate us to move the party indoors. Photo Ralph Crane, Getty Images. Image 1. 4 of 2. 2Say yall. Its the equivalent of youse or youse guys, yall. Say yall. Its the equivalent of youse or youse guys, yall. Photo Mayra Beltran. Image 1. 5 of 2. 2Live Friday Night LightsThis is probably the root of why college and high school football are basically a religion in the South. Live Friday Night LightsThis is probably the root of why college and high school football are basically a religion in the South. Photo PAUL DRINKWATER, NBC. Image 1. 6 of 2. 2Tubing on the river. Lounging in cool crisp water and warm sun with a cold beer is basically the definition of summer. Its too hot to be out of the water anyway. Tubing on the river. Lounging in cool crisp water and warm sun with a cold beer is basically the definition of summer. Its too hot to be out of the water anyway. Photo Tom Reel, San Antonio Express News. Image 1. 7 of 2. 2Our love for peppers hot sauce. Spicy food is pretty much a food group. Our love for peppers hot sauce. Spicy food is pretty much a food group. Photo James Nielsen, Staff. Image 1. 8 of 2. 2Line Dancing or Two Stepping. Because coordinated dancing is the best dancing. Line Dancing or Two Stepping. Because coordinated dancing is the best dancing. Photo Jon Shapley, Staff. Image 1. 9 of 2. 2Obsess over all things Whataburger. This might be only in Texas, but nothing is better than Whataburger. Nothing. Obsess over all things Whataburger. This might be only in Texas, but nothing is better than Whataburger. Nothing. Photo CourtesyAllie Rae Photography. Image 2. 0 of 2. 2Take a long drive for good food. We drive everywhere, remember Take a long drive for good food. We drive everywhere, remember Photo Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press. Image 2. 1 of 2. 2Using spices. Using spices doesnt make your food weird or spicy or whatever, it makes it taste good. Using spices. Using spices doesnt make your food weird or spicy or whatever, it makes it taste good. Photo Image Source, Getty Images. Things Southerners do that have to be explained to Northerners. Back to Gallery. In the South things are done a bit differently than in the North, which can make Texas a bit of an anomaly to a newly arrived Yankee. For example, we always save our bacon grease. Trying to explain the 1. Northerner, but to people in the south, its practically second nature, sort of like saying Yall. KEEPING IT QUIET Things Texans secretly do but would never admit. There are things people in the North do that people in the South will never understand, like thinking sweet tea and iced tea are the same thing, which theyre definitely not. But there is no need to worry, our differences are what bring us together. Story continues below. However, just in case anyone needs a little help, take a look through the gallery above for what Northerners should at least try to understand about the South. Texans do that might be weird anywhere else. Image 2 of 2. 3Drive pickup trucks Sure a lot of rural residents own one, but Texas is so special it often gets its own special edition, like the Ram Texas Ranger. Drive pickup trucks. Sure a lot of rural residents own one, but Texas is so special it often gets its own special edition, like the Ram Texas Ranger. Photo FPI, Ram. Image 3 of 2. Open carry. Seeing people just casually walking around with assault rifles can be a bit startling at first. Open carry. Seeing people just casually walking around with assault rifles can be a bit startling at first. Photo Associated Press. Image 4 of 2. 3Wear homecoming mums. If youre wondering if you should put on a bigger bear, a cowbell or even more ribbon, the answer is yes. Wear homecoming mums. If youre wondering if you should put on a bigger bear, a cowbell or even more ribbon, the answer is yes. Photo Gary Fountain, For The Chronicle. Image 5 of 2. 3Take bluebonnet photos. Is pulling over on the side of the road to take pictures in flowers normal in any other state Take bluebonnet photos. Is pulling over on the side of the road to take pictures in flowers normal in any other statePhoto Karen Warren, Staff. Image 6 of 2. 3Wear boots everywhere. Nothing says business casual like boots under some slacks. Wear boots everywhere. Nothing says business casual like boots under some slacks. Photo Michael Paulsen, Staff. Image 7 of 2. 3Cook outdoors. Even if its cold outside, theres no stopping us from smoking and grilling some good eats. Cook outdoors. Even if its cold outside, theres no stopping us from smoking and grilling some good eats. Photo Ralph Crane, Getty Images. Image 8 of 2. 3Tubing on the river. Lounging in cool crisp water, a warm sun with a cold beer Sounds like our kind of party. Tubing on the river. Lounging in cool crisp water, a warm sun with a cold beerSounds like our kind of party. Photo Tom Reel, San Antonio Express News. Image 9 of 2. 3Adorn animals with cowboy hats. This alpaca has a stronger cowboy game than many of the Rodeo. Houston attendees. Adorn animals with cowboy hats. This alpaca has a stronger cowboy game than many of the Rodeo. Houston attendees. Photo Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 0 of 2. 3Live Friday Night LightsTheres no greater start to a weekend than a high school football game. Live Friday Night LightsTheres no greater start to a weekend than a high school football game. Photo PAUL DRINKWATER, NBC. Image 1. 1 of 2. 3Go big or go home. The dome of the Texas Capitol building is bigger than even the U. S. Capitol building Go big or go home. The dome of the Texas Capitol building is bigger than even the U. S. Capitol building. Photo Eric Gay, STF. Image 1. 2 of 2. 3Use koozies on a regular basis. Hey, the weather can make our drinks get warm pretty quickly. Use koozies on a regular basis. Hey, the weather can make our drinks get warm pretty quickly. Photo Alison Cook, Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 3 of 2. 3Drive everywhere. The state hasnt quite kept up with the times with an overwhelming majority of people opting for driving a car as their main mode of transportation. Drive everywhere. The state hasnt quite kept up with the times with an overwhelming majority of people opting for driving a car as their main mode of transportation. Photo Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 4 of 2. 3Take a long drive for good BBQEven President Obama couldnt resist stopping into Franklin Barbecue on his trip to Austin. Take a long drive for good BBQEven President Obama couldnt resist stopping into Franklin Barbecue on his trip to Austin. Photo Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press. Image 1. 5 of 2. 3Say yall. Its a surefire sign that yall are speaking to a Texan. Say yall. Its a surefire sign that yall are speaking to a Texan. Photo Mayra Beltran. Image 1. 6 of 2. 3Eat tacos for every meal. Barbacoa in the morning, carne guisada for lunch and fajitas for dinner. It could happen. Eat tacos for every meal. Barbacoa in the morning, carne guisada for lunch and fajitas for dinner. It could happen. Photo Eric Kayne, For The Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 7 of 2. 3Obsess over all things Whataburger. Next to honey butter chicken biscuits, cute bundles of joy can also be a great joy. Obsess over all things Whataburger. Next to honey butter chicken biscuits, cute bundles of joy can also be a great joy. Photo CourtesyAllie Rae Photography. Image 1. 8 of 2. 3Harbor deep rivalries. The Texas A M Aggies parted ways years ago with the Big 1. Texas Longhorns behind. Despite this, the rivalry still hasnt died. Harbor deep rivalries. The Texas A M Aggies parted ways years ago with the Big 1. Texas Longhorns behind. Despite this, the rivalry still hasnt died. Photo Karen Warren, Chronicle. Image 1. 9 of 2. 3Style big hair. Dont care. As the saying went, the higher the hair, the closer to heaven. Style big hair. Dont care. As the saying went, the higher the hair, the closer to heaven. Photo Larry Busacca, Getty Images. Coconut Bar. Image 2. 0 of 2. 3Take long road trips So long as theyre in the same state. Fun fact, the drive to El Paso is only about 8 miles shorter than going to Mexico City. Take long road trips. So long as theyre in the same state. Fun fact, the drive to El Paso is only about 8 miles shorter than going to Mexico City. Photo Google Maps. Image 2. 1 of 2. 3Fry everything. Youre looking at a fried brownie ball from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Delicious. Fry everything. Youre looking at a fried brownie ball from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Delicious. Photo James Nielsen, Staff. Image 2. 2 of 2. 3Display Texas pride. Whether its a tattoo, a flag in the front yard of even a swimsuit top, Texans show love for their state flag in all sorts of creative ways. Display Texas pride. Whether its a tattoo, a flag in the front yard of even a swimsuit top, Texans show love for their state flag in all sorts of creative ways. Photo Jorge Valdez. Texans do that might be weird anywhere else. Back to Gallery. The late author John Steinbeck once wrote that Texas is the passionate possession of all Texans. He may have been from California, but the guys got a point. Texans love their state and the things that help solidify its identity. With the state flirting with warmer weather, Texans are looking forward to getting outdoors to enjoy some good old fashioned Lone Star State fun. Whether its drinking out of a koozie and tubing on the river, out of staters may be surprised by our definition of a great time. Texans are more than just fun and games, though. Residents have made their mark on food, speech and style. The immense state pride means one thing is for sure Youre bound to know whether someones from Texas in just a short span of time. Click through the gallery above to see some things Texans do that others may call odd.