Nexis wrote:
>
> Whatever...we ate at 2p.m.
> Yesterday I went to Iowa Meat Farms and snared me a 6lb Boston Butt (pork
> shoulder). Came home, made a rub of brown sugar, kosher salt, ancho chilis,
> white and black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and powdered rosemary
> (from Penzey's). Wrapped the shoulder and let it sit in the fridge until 8
> this morning. In the meantime, I also soaked some hickory, mesquite and
> apple wood chips in a 1/2 and 1/2 mix of apple cider and water. This morning
> I filled my smoker box and got the grill ready, and took out the meat to let
> it get the chill off. Smoked it for almost 5 hours. Wrapped it in foil and
> finished everything else: South Carolina Mustard Sauce, Carolina Honey
> Sauce, veggie pizza (not really a pizza, but so yummy!!), fruit salad, pasta
> salad, and beans (made the day before yesterday and reheated).
> Wow...I missed pulled pork over the winter. I forgot how yummy it is! I even
> gave Lucy (our mini schnauzer) a helping, which is a rare treat for her.
> There's Tiramisu (authentic, yay!) in the fridge for dessert...not exactly
> traditional, but neither was the rest of the meal!
>
> So...what did you eat???
> kimberly

We (my aunt and cousin and I) went to a friend's house.
The friend made the ham, pierogi, a jello fruit mold with
vanilla pudding on top, appetizers (kielbasa in the blanket
- like those Lil' Smokies in Pillsbury Crescent roll dough
but she subsitituted chunks of kielbasa, potato chips and
dip, lots of different Easter candies, etc.) My aunt made
our family recipe of crescent rolls, a green bean casserole,
and a sweet potato casserole. I made my dove breads (they
have become a tradition) and my curried eggs (also a tradition
for Easter). The friend also served cake for dessert. It
was her mother's 91st birthday on Sat. so there was a store-
bought birthday cake and a Prantl's Burnt Almond Torte (a
special treat from a local bakery - these things are to
*die* for!!!).

I don't quite get why my aunt wanted to make green bean
casserole as it's nothing she's ever made before even
at Thanksgiving, must less Easter. I don't think it
goes very well with ham as it's pretty salty and so is
ham. I tasted it but I didn't like it at all. Also,
I don't know why the sweet potato casserole. Yes, sweet
things go well with ham but for me they should be sweet
and tart to counteract the saltiness of the ham. And
also, sweet potato casserole just doesn't go with Easter!
It's a Thanksgiving dish, maybe Xmas. I think my aunt is
getting senile. She's 76 this year. I guess we just have
to humor her these days. But I hope I can talk her out
of the same thing next year. Also, even though I always
make the dove breads she insisted on making the crescent
rolls, too. There was way too much bread. Certainly
didn't need the rolls.

I was very disappointed in the ham which was bought from
a place that has always had really good meats. It's called
Porky's Smokehouse and they smoke their own kielbasa and
hams and other things. The meat was good but way too salty.
That's never been the case in past years when we've had
Porky's ham. I could barely gag it down it was so salty.
I'm not a big fan of ham mainly because of the saltiness.
I don't, in general, enjoy salty things. But I look forward
to a good, not-too-salty, high quality smoked ham every
Easter. I could have cried. :-( So I drowned my sorrows
with a second helping of the Burnt Almond Torte. ;-)

Kate
--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?