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magnusfide
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Jun 29, 2017

Our July 4th Menu - What's Yours?

For those of you just tuning in:
We have our family reunion on the 4th. The family descends on our house or campsite and the menu is always pork in theme. This year we added an extra twist. Pork dishes from the 1950s-60s. Here's the final version with the added footnote that we have a female relative who always brings a green salad, so this year she's bringing iceberg lettuce with bacon crumbles and other toppings. She insists on a "healthy option". :R

1950s hors d'oeuvres

Ham and egg balls
Deviled Ham on Ritz crackers topped with ripe olives or relish
Bacon-wrapped pineapple chunks on the grill.

Main Course

2 Meatloafs made from ground pork and chuck, wrapped in bacon, baked in Dutch ovens (surprise surprise).:W

Hawaiian SPAMburgers on the grill

Roast sweet potatoes with butter, brown sugar and cinnamon- topped with crushed pineapple and bacon crumbles baked in a dutch oven.:B

Green bean casserole

Ham and vegetable casserole

Cantaloupe, watermelon and berry pies for dessert.
  • paulcardoza's avatar
    paulcardoza
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2017
    As a New Englander, there's only one menu choice for the 4th......

    Clamboil with Lobsters!
  • byrdr1's avatar
    byrdr1
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2017
    Since I have to work Monday then off Tuesday, something on the grill most likely burgers and brats(maybe hotdogs).
    easy sides nothing fancy or chips?
    no camping until the end of the month in the NC humidity and heat.
    Enjoy your reunion and your menu sounds good.
    randy
  • Ralph_Cramden's avatar
    Ralph_Cramden
    Explorer II
    Jun 30, 2017
    gbopp wrote:
    Are you saying people have more than just beer on the 4th of July? :B


    I don't buy into it.

    I get up early and have a cold beer for breakfast, followed by a liquid lunch of cold beer. Then a relaxing afternoon with plenty of cold beer followed by a dinner of cold beer with perhaps some bourbon for desert. Then we have a fun filled evening swilling cold beer like the local wino until passing out in the chair at a campfire. My faithful dog has yet to learn how to wake me up when the fire burns out around 3AM, and I'm passed out freezing my rear end off in the rain. Happy Birthday America, Land of the free, Home of the brave, land of uncountable beer selections.
  • rockhillmanor's avatar
    rockhillmanor
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2017
    Did my share of BBQ'ing for more years than I'd like to admit, for over 10 to 20 people every single 4th of July.

    Now it's all about me. :C

    Going to treat myself to Mahi Mahi and Coconut Shrimp at Charlies on the Gulf in Crystal River, FL
  • NYCgrrl's avatar
    NYCgrrl
    Explorer
    Jun 30, 2017
    Looks like that 1950's menu is point on. Will yer playlist include Eisenhower and Truman speeches interspersed with do wop and early rock?:D

    On this end, DGD graduated from elementary school and chose Disney World over camping as her reward this year. According to Mickey Mouse, we'll be having a hoop-de-do time:

    "...In between skits and song standards, chow down on buckets of all-you-care-to-enjoy fried chicken and smoked BBQ pork ribs, as well as a tossed green salad (no bacon?!;)), baked beans, fresh-baked cornbread and strawberry shortcake.

    Unlimited draft beer, wine and sangria are included for Guests 21 years of age and up (proper ID required). Soft drinks are also included."

    ...the things and places I wind up at/do for my children and childrens' children.....
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    Jun 29, 2017
    Fresh clams, salmon and crab.
    A buddy is having a feast for us to repay me for helping him install elecrical at a capsite he bought next to the ocean.
    We have 30A& 50A for two Rv's!
  • bob213's avatar
    bob213
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2017
    I haven't looked on ancestry.com but I'm pretty sure we are related. What should we bring? ;). Sounds good....ENJOY!!!
    I'm sure we will be looking at hamburgers, fresh cob corn(Fresno State University Farm store...the best!), potato salad, watermelon and fresh strawberries from the field 1/2 mile away.
  • Little_Kopit's avatar
    Little_Kopit
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2017
    I agree with your relative.

    My menus are:

    1 protein dish

    3 varied vegetable dishes. of which one is a strong carbohydrate, such as potatoes, 1 is a strong green veg, and one betwixt and between, or peas, parsnips, beets, carrots all have a certain carb content. I've seen some do potatoes, turnips and peas for their veggies and that makes me cringe. There are also such things as tomatoes, which are served as a veg, when they are really fruit.*

    I'm sure the dieticians would have definite comments about too high a percentage of protein, or too high salt content.

    * I invented a great stew of late,
    --stewed tomatoes could be 2.5 c. tomatoes to 1/2 c. of each of other ingredients, except meat or 1 c. or more beef cubes
    ---diced beef
    --sliced parsnip
    --sliced onion (i.e,. 1/4" x 1")
    --diced celery
    The parsnip is the taste maker. Brown beef cubes before other adds.

    :C
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2017
    Are you saying people have more than just beer on the 4th of July? :B

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