Not only is the food delicious, but the live music is superb, and you get to see cornmeal ground at the 1860's gristmill.
Don't forget to buy some! Oh, and stone-ground grits are for sale too!
Cross the swinging bridge across Valley Creek to see the old brick kiln, but if you'd rather not take that challenge,
head back across the iron bridge to take the trail from there. Tour the miller's house, then sit upon a bale of hay
or your lawn chair and listen to the music!
Kids and adults will both enjoy tractor-pulled hayrides, and somewhere in the midst of all this,
a team of investigators will share their findings of unusual sights and sounds at Kenan's Mill.
You might be surprised...or NOT!
2300 hundred pounds of pork!
That's about how much barbecue the Elks Lodge on Highland Avenue sold Saturday at their annual Memorial Day fundraiser.
Barbecues are one way Americans gather together on this national holiday which commemorates our fallen soldiers.
Thanks to Jacque Johnson for sending this photo!
One of the tastiest things about Riverfront Market Day is barbecue!
This chef stood over the grill all day long cooking up pork. A barbecue plate or sandwich, anyone?
See my Riverfront Market 2008 photo album HERE.
(Note: This is not a political blog, but I see the camera caught another cook's T-shirt advertising her choice for president. BTW, this blogger does not necessarily endorse the politics caught unawares by her camera!)
Our family celebrated Independence Day on July 4 with a meal in the country. Here is part of it, which represents a typical Deep South summer feast.The Menu: barbecue chicken, smoked pork roast and pork tenderloin, barbecue ribs, squash casserole, fried okra, corn, purple-hull peas, watermelon, sliced tomatoes, hot peppers, coleslaw, stir-fried squash, rolls, cantaloupe, fried green tomatoes, fried eggplant patties, and for dessert, peach cobbler with ice cream and chocolate cake, all topped off with sweet iced tea. (Not all the food is shown, thanks to lack of a wide-angle lens and not enough room on the table.) Another highlight: The men did most of the cooking!
No kidding! They prepared everything except the squash casserole, coleslaw and desserts.
Why, you ask?
A. They like to cook. B. They cook the way their Mama cooked. C. They like to eat a lot. D. After Mama passed, it was easier for them to cook and let their wives look after the kids.
Are there any other families around the world where the men cook most of the holiday feasts?
