We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:Here comes the important part:Routine...
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.
More at the link!(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine...
(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat ...
Phuleeze -- that is grilling, not BBQ.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child, I spoke and thought as a child ... of BBQ as burnt offering and pig-swimming-in-sauce.
When I turned to a man and moved to Texas, I put away childish things ...
... replacing them with brisket, sausage, ham, turkey, chicken, and even bologna ...
... all purified by the patient application of wood smoke for hours upon hours, where the flame toucheth not ...
... remaining undefiled by sauce until the appointed time -- when the offering is removed from the purification smoke and applied upon my plate.
Hallelujah!
Dave went to Home Depot yesterday and bought 42lbs of charcoal.
ReplyDeleteI'm ready.
:-)
-Dave