I had a plate o' barbeque, green beans, potato salad, slaw, homemade pickles, and white bread ...
[Note: Most of the 'que, and all of the homemade pickle slices, are covered by bread in that pic. Just so you know, I was stuffed full o' juicy chopped pork - and about a dozen pickles slices - when I was finished.]
I had a lot to say about the St. Patrick's Irish Picnic last year, and I had a little bit to say 'bout it in 2007 (see here and here). The only thing I wanna add this year is this:
I was fortunate enough to engage in a short sit-down with one of the "in-charge" guys at this year's Picnic. We talked about how some two-dozen guys stayed up all night tending to the pits in which pork shoulders and whole chickens were smoked. We talked about the history of the Picnic and the Irish influence in McEwen, Tennessee. And we talked about how the St. Patrick's Irish Picnic has been the lifeblood for McEwen's little Catholic school for over 100 years.
Oh, and I also learned that by 11 a.m. today, the Irish Picnic had served up nearly 4,000 lbs of pork (either on a plate, in a sammich, by the lb, or by the shoulder). If'n you don't believe that, check out how the Picnic's pitmasters have to move the hickory wood with which they cook ...
Heavy machines needed to bring wood to the Picnic's pits, that should tell you something about how much 'que is cooked there. And it serves as a testament to the quality of said 'que. I mean ... would the thing still be going on after 100 years if they weren't doing something right?!
2 comments:
Why didnt you invite me?
you need to try burr's in lebanon. that is the best barbeque in middle tenn.
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