Re: Barbeque, was Re: [gardeners] Carolina Turkey
Liz Albrook (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 2 Jul 1998 15:52:01 +0000
Margaret Lauterbach <gardeners@globalgarden.com> wrote:
> Well, Harry, if Texians had herded swine instead of beeves, they might've
> been more interested in barbecuing pork. But swine don't herd worth a darn
> on the Old Chisholm trail. Pigboy yells, "Git along little Duroc," and
> pigs go squealing helter skelter, right beneath the bellies of the startled
> horses. Lightning? You never saw so many baby back ribs bobbing on the
> Red River. And they don't care for off-key singing. I think beef is more
> fitting for Texas BBQ than pork. Besides, pigs grunt so loud the cook
> can't tell whether the pigboys liked them beans or not. I think we'd
> better leave them be. Margaret
Just taking a wild guess here -- did you recently read or re-read
Lonesome Dove or one of it's companion books?
Liz
Augustus McCrae was a true Southerner