Here's a
view of the pig on the pit with the charcoal fire in the
backgroundPigroast 2001
Here are some pictures from one of our backyard pigroasts. We start by digging a hole in the ground for the bed of cooking coals then we position the pig about 12" above the coals by means of concrete blocks and expanded metal. A separate fire is used to produce the coals and they are transferred to the cooking pit as needed. It all sounds simple enough but when you get up before daylight to get the fire started and find the pig pit full of water and mud, it makes you want to crawl back in bed. Later on in the afternoon when you see a couple hundred of your close friends standing around eating, drinking and visiting you understand why you put yourself through it............and at the same time you swear you'll never do it again.............then next year when the snow starts melting and you gaze out at the pit in the backyard............
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Here's a
view of the pig on the pit with the charcoal fire in the
background
Buddy burning down the hardwood to make
the cooking coals
Mike, Matt and Bob taking a break from
tending to the chores at hand
A little longer and it'll be pig pickin'
time
Dad and Mike involved in a deep
conversation
A view from the upper level deck with the
pig pit in the background
Dad took the last piece of pork as Uncle
Dave tearfully watches
Dad, Mom and Aunt Nell all wondering when
the next one will be done
One thing that makes it all worthwhile is
renewing old friendships as is exhibited by this picture of me
with Lori and Connie
Owensboro
International Barbecue Festival
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