Maybe he left to go get the pig -- and take in a baseball game before the barbecue.
Beautiful, varina! I don't care what Jolly Green says about you.
Directions: For the pit
The day before you intend to cook the pig dig the pit. It should be three feet wide, six feet long and three feet deep. Neatly pile the dirt you remove from the hole next to it, you will need it again.
Gather enough firewood into two large piles. Each pile should be large enough to completely fill the pit with a bit left over.
The morning of service build a roaring fire in the pit with one pile of wood. It should completely fill the hole. Next to the hole build another roaring fire with the second pile of wood. Let the two fires burn down to a solid bed of fiery hot live coals, as soon as they reach that stage proceed. Depending on the wind and the wood this will take one to two hours.
As the fire burns ready the pig.