Basic stocks are all made. Collards are cooked and black eyed peas just went into the smoked ham stock. Pork will go on in about 4 hours for the overnight cook. Sides will include mac & cheese, scalloped or mashed potatoes, green beans, creamed corn, baked cinnamon sweet potatoes, pickled okra, bread & butter pickles, green tomato relish, hot pepper vinegar and of course piping hot cornbread. Also got 4 dozen fresh Carolina oysters as an appetizer. May steam those on the cooker.

Family, friends, food and football! Thanks to the food Gods.

Good Cooking and HNY!

David

Dam! Doesn't that all sound outstanding?

Life is good. Happy New Year.

Good Lord David......are you feeding an army?

Mike

Mike,

It's a great time to take everything food-wise from the holidays (total family) and prepare for Winter. There will be 10 of us (and some stragglers) for New Years Day. Best of all I get 8-12 leftover frozen MRE's. Comfort food freezes as well if not better than anything out there.

David

Now, THAT sounds like a real feast.

David:

Wish I lived closer to you...I'd be all over that.

Elwood

Elwood I'm never eating again. I am stuffed! Just shoot me now please!