Feeding others

[oldjarhead]

Sometimes you just cook for the family, in my case, the three of us. Sometimes you cook for the whole family (mom, brothers, sister-in-laws...), in my case, that's a lot of folks. Last week I was blessed to feed some folks that normally just wouldn't get good smoked BBQ. Three families, thirteen people in all. I'm thankful that I had something that I could give, that I had the opportunity to give, and that I know how to smoke some good boston butts!

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• oldjarhead
• May 6, 2015

Getting started

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• oldjarhead
• May 6, 2015

Two large boston butts, rubbed down 24 hours before smoking

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• oldjarhead
• May 6, 2015

The smoke is on

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• oldjarhead
• May 6, 2015

Twelve hours later

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• oldjarhead
• May 6, 2015

Pulled and ready to be enjoyed! Add some BBQ sauce if you like...

 

[bruno994]

Looks good!  Yeah, it makes you feel good when you can feed a good size crowd with nothing but compliments coming back to you.

 

[joe black]

That cook sure looks good. Great color and texture. I'll bet all those folks were full when they left. Keep those good pics coming. Good luck, Joe.......hoorah

 

[foamheart]

Nice looking job..... So will it be an annual event now?

 

[crazymoon]

OJH, Looks like everyone ate well! I didn't know marines could cook !

 

 

[oldjarhead]

Foamheart, That's a good question! The church was looking for volunteers, so I raised my hand. I wouldn't hesitate if they asked again. It's a good cause, trying to help families get back on their feed. The program seems to have a good success rate, so it's worth doing for sure.

 

[oldjarhead]

CrazyMoon, Somebody has to feed the Marines! Fortunately, that wasn't my job! But, I am fortunate that the men in my family were big on cooking hogs, from Boston Butts to whole hogs, for family get-togethers. I guess it's a farm family thing, I don't know. But it's some of my best memories from as far back as I can remember, early to mid-nineteen sixties.