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**********Update********** on the Spring gathering... PLEASE READ
A few folks on my guest list that will be attending the Spring SMF gathering are allergic to Peanuts.. as in DEATHLY allergic. Please check all the ingredients in food you are preparing to verify that they DO NOT contain nuts...
Gathering update:
I now have a source for discount Kingsford Charcoal twin packs, so I'll need a guesstimate as to how much to buy closer to the dates.
For those that forget items at home, or need last minute food items, there is a large grocery store less then a mile away. I'll do my best...
We have to get through April first... had some ugly snow in April here.
I'll start rounding up supplies in Feb. to prep for the event. Still have plenty of time.
@Bearcarver .. if you ever make it to Groff's Meats in Elizabethtown, they have pretty good scrapple. It's not like home made, but pretty good. Also Bell's Meat Market outside Hummelstown has some good stuff as well.
As of right now... I'll have my 22" Weber Smokey Mountain, 22" Weber Kettle, Weber Smokey Joe, a gas fryer to make french fries, and a chicken pit to make food on. This may expand in the months or days leading up to the Spring Gathering. If guests would like to bring their own equipment to...
Chef Jimmy, the barn hill isn't very steep, and is generally firm unless it rains. I have plenty of boards around to make a ramp if it does decide to rain. Depending on how much hay is in there you may be able to drive right in and unload.
Update 3/26/20
########For the safety of our Forum members, and their families... it is with a heavy heart that I hereby Postpone the Spring PA SMF Spring Gathering till next year.
Thank you to Farmer and his family for hosting the event, and having us all invade his home for a while. It was a good time with good food, and most importantly good people. Thank you all the members and their families for making a new guy feel welcomed. I'll be looking forward to next year!
Again... thanks for all the kind words from everyone. I appreciate it. If I can do this, anyone can. Don't let your fear of failure stop you from smoking something.
Thank you everyone for the kind words. Much appreciated.
Been busy making the last of my first cutting of grass hay since early this morning, so I have not had much time to reply. I'm a one man band until my help shows up to throw bales... and today it was close to 800 small bales.
The hole...