That’s right. I said Pig Roast. The pig was raised by who seemed to be a very nice man who lives a bit north of here. It was slaughtered this week by same said nice man, brought to our neighbors’ place and roasted to perfection by–you guessed it!–same said nice man. The resulting delight was served up to hoards of friends and family while draft Summit Pale Ale and draft 1919 Root Beer* flowed, children frolicked on the lakeshore, people cooed at new babies they hadn’t met yet, and everyone generally caught up with each other over plates of highly flavorful pig, chips, pickles, and beans.
It was a fine way to pass a few hours. Many of my own family were there, as well as scads of old family friends. I had never, however, met the hosts before. My hat (wide brimmed, striped ribbon I bought in Paris 10 years ago) is off to them. It’s no small endeavor to put on a pig roast and extend your hospitality to strangers. Well done Trish and Tamara!
*This stuff is good. I don’t even particularly care for root beer and I love it. It is made with sugar, not corn syrup, in New Ulm, Minnesota and available only on tap. I love the company’s take on soda consumption on the FAQ page of their web site:
Question: We hear daily about the obesity epidemic in our country, people are ingesting too many calories and especially sodas. How would you reply to that?
We would agree. It is not unusual to hear people talk about drinking 6 to 12 cans of soda a day. We certainly do not advocate that!
1919 Classic American Draft Root Beer is a destination soda… you go to a restaurant that has 1919 on draft for a TREAT. As in 1919 – today, soda should be an occasional treat and, like any treat – make it special!
Anyone else charmed by the concept of a “destination soda”?
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