This weekend is the 128th annual Fancy Farm Picnic. While the politicians debate Republican or Democrat party issues, the biggest question might be among barbecue lovers in the crowd: pork or mutton.
The Catholic picnic circuit of far western Kentucky offers barbecue lovers a choice between the traditional pork or mutton. Personally, I'm not a big fan of mutton because it's a stronger taste than pork. And of course, I shudder to think about the origin of the meat.
My husband, though, looks forward to the picnic every year because he knows it's one of the few places he can actually sample mutton locally. He raves about the mutton for days and usually brings home at least a pound that serves as his lunch for several days. Sorry, but I'm a Tennessee gal and prefer slow-cooked pulled pork with a mild to spicy sauce piled on a hamburger bun. He doesn't understand why I don't like mutton and insists that I don't know what I'm missing.
So forget the burning political questions of the hour like McCain or Obama or who they'll pick as their veeps. We want to know whether it's pork or mutton? And what makes for great barbecue?
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