October 14 2006

Well gang, next Saturday is the big cook-off and musical extravaganza at the West Alabama Icehouse, and the cooks are starting to feel the pressure.

This year, more than any previous year, there have been reports of cooks stealing recipes. And even more sinister, the sabotaging of certain special stashes of spice mixtures.

A cup more, or a cup less, of say cayenne, in a blend of spices for a pork rub, is sure to throw a recipe off a little.

Consequently, some contestants have taken to sleeping with their key spice blends under their beds, with a shotgun at their bedside.

This, of course, has led to the shooting of at least one man coming back to bed from a late-night trip to the john, by his wife who was only looking out for his best interests.

"Didn’t know she had what it took to pull the trigger." He said."It makes me feel a whole lot safer."

Yes. As one might well imagine.

Selecting items for the silent auction has created some unrest also.

It is uncanny how a woman can unerringly select for donation an item that her husband has cherished for years. Would fight to keep.

The reverse is also true.

Men rarely understand what women value, and tamper with their possessions at great peril.

And speaking of women and their possessions, it has been reported that the Corpus Christi contingent, an all female team, will be cooking again this year. Other women would be advised not to let their men-folk wander around unmonitored when those girls are on the loose.

We all remember past years. Don’t we?

At any rate, plan to be there. Good people, good food, good music, neat stuff to bid on, and maybe a beer or two.

You can’t beat that.

Till next week
Helga Biermeister
Secretary