TDG: Pork, An Alternative Spring Break

[Varmint]

Bravo, geekdoc, Bravo. Surely we must dine on swine sometime.

[geekdoc]

I would add that growing up, my acid test for a new girlfriend was what we call a "pig pull", where a whole hog is roasted, laid out on a table, and the fortunate guests simply pull off with their hands the meat, which is invariably succulent.

If a young lady were to ask in a timid voice whether I would mind just getting her some and not telling her where it came from, I knew right away that we weren't meant for each other, and that pretty soon I would say or eat something that would offend her and that would be that.

Somehow I married a Yankee gal, from New York City no less, without ever having attended a proper pig pull with her, despite the aforementioned intimate BBQ reception at the State Fair Grounds.

Finally, after we moved back South, some friends in the lowcountry invited us to a combined pig pull and oyster roast. Needless to say I was relieved when she got her hands good and greasy and slurped down a few of the slimy boys as well. Many years later we are still happily married.