Official SMF N. FL Gathering -- April 13th 14th and 15th 2012

[eman]

great to hear you are going to make it Ahron !

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Getting close  

I even bought a new tent. 

 

[alelover]

Check these guys out Keith. They are in St. Pete.

http://savoryspiceshop.com/aboutus/stpete.html

 

[pineywoods]

I have the bellies for our breakfast bacon in cure sorry I didn't get any Qview of the process but you will have the chance to see it being done during the curing demo. I will try to get some Qview of them in the smoker when they are ready.

 

[pineywoods]

Rick it is getting close but people still have time to make plans to join us.

I'm sad that some of our friends can't attend this year but we understand that for one reason or another sometimes it just doesn't work out. Tom, Al, Bob, Jeff, Rick, Matt, Sara, Adam know that y'all will be missed and we hope to see you next year. My own daughter won't be able to make it this year but my son in law and grand kids will be there

The good news is we will still have a lot of our friends coming and some new soon to be friends coming as well.

 

[boykjo]

Getting close  

I even bought a new tent. 

Cool... I bet it comes with a shed.

 

[mballi3011]

I'm also sorry to hear that those folks can't make it but it will be fun. I can only come for the day but I hope to get there to help cook breakfast. I'll will wait to leave till Tim falls asleep in his chair maybe longer thou.  

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Went up town today. Got some goodies we can put on the door prize/raffle/drawing table with the other goodies.

Dips

Salts

 

[pineywoods]

Cool Rick and I'm sure people will apprecate them

 

[solaryellow]

2 weeks to go. Guess I better get some sirloin tip roast pastrami started tomorrow.

 

[africanmeat]

Wow it is close i leave home on the 10.04 it is next week. man i am  so excited.

 

[beeboq]

You guys switch this to May yet????????????  LOL.  Gonna be down there MId May.  1st to Tampa for a Red Sox game , then to the Kissimee Area for a week of mickey mouse.   Any recommendations to get some cold beer and some BBQ?

 

[handsonfire]

Geez I'm getting so stoked I gotta smoke sumthin

maybe macaroni and cheese to go with fried chicken ..

will also give me a chance to test my new amazin pellet smoker and the bags upon bags of pellets I ordered (could not resist)

../r

 

[bamafan]

Jerry got a decent head count yet? It's getting close. Please let me know if you want me to bring anything else other than the cloe slaw fixins and wings. Got rid of the Bubba grills sign. Figured it has been on there long enough.

 

[raptor700]

I have to admit, it does look better than the Bubba sign.

Looking forward to some of those wings 

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Anyone want some smoked pickled eggs?

 

[alblancher]

I started two bellies in a dry cure and a belly in Pop's brine this afternoon.  We are presenting a cure demo and discussion at the gathering and I hope to be able to compare the two methods as part of the discussion.  I also have a belly in the freezer that we will be able to use as me make and apply the cures and brine.

I deboned, cut into cubes and applied cure to two butts for some Polish I am making for the filled pork shots we'll be doing. 

You know it doesn't sound like a lot of work but man, it's time to drink a beer and put my feet up!

 

[alblancher]

Nepas,  I'd love to try some pickled eggs but it would be a first time for me.  Oh and BTW we are spending a couple of days at the beach before we go home so I mean, they don't give you the trots or something do they?   Just what everyone told me when we stared at them in the gallon jar on the bar.

 

[alelover]

No thanks. I had an apple on the train.

 

[BGKYSmoker]

Nepas,  I'd love to try some pickled eggs but it would be a first time for me.  Oh and BTW we are spending a couple of days at the beach before we go home so I mean, they don't give you the trots or something do they?   Just what everyone told me when we stared at them in the gallon jar on the bar.

They might if you do the Paul Newman egg eating.