The pig pickin’ is great. The food is the best. Fresh pork cooked and seasoned to a turn, slaw, beans and hushpuppies. Alas, I am about bbq’d out. The FFA members and alumni always run the drive thru, and in return, we get a nice donation. FFA also does their own bbq in the fall, around Veteran’s Day. The whole hog is slow cooked on thegrill, then pulled and chopped. Wish I could send you some!
One of the old guys said, “Wouldn’t due to be a pig or a chicken around here when somebody gets sick.” He’s right. That’s what everyone does for just about every benefit nowadays. There are some great cooks around here—I’ve jsut helped until I can’t hardly stand the smell of bbq. Had to work today but hubby and #2 son worked the drive thru in the pouring rain. They had bbq for lunch. The fried chicken was very good! How was yours?! LOL
Much more than just a bbq. They take over the town park Fri aft, get their tents and cookers set up. There’s a live band, rides and it’s fun to just walk around. Some of the cooks participate in showmanship, which means they decorate their tents. Unbelievable what some of them do. The contestants get the pig about 9:00 pm. They start preparing it, doing whatever and adding their secret sauce or whatever. They cook all night, judging is done in the am, and the pigs are chopped and served. You can eat at the park or you can take out.
The girl I work with has 2 boys who are excellent cooks. One is 17, the other 12ish. Last year, they placed in the top 10 for the youngest and top 20 for the oldest out of 80 some contestents. This year they were in the 40’s. Depends on the pig you got and the judges. The skin has to be crisp without being burnt, and a lot of other piddly details that have nothing to do with the taste. It was very humid and rained early this am so it probably messed up the skin quite a bit as far as being crisp.
I think hubby said they served over 3000 plates at the drive thru.
GG, when I realized you weren’t going to be able to make it for dinner, I decided to make chicken and dumplin’s instead. I’m chomping away on it as we speak. Yummmm.
BUT. I would have absolutely loved the BBQ! I guess I can understand why one could get tired of pulled BBQ pork, but that hasn’t happened to me, yet! I should try to get out there next year for all the good eatin’s and fun!