cleglue
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Many churches in this area have pig pickin’s or barbecue for fund raisers. I really enjoy the BBQ from this particular church so this afternoon I decided to go there as they set up for the all night cook. I introduced myself and told the fellow I was interested in seeing the setup. I told him I had been coming for years to eat the BBQ and have seen the boxes but never up close. He was more than happy to show me. I went back later this evening after the family and I went to eat supper to see the progress. I stayed awhile and was invited to stay all night if I wanted (I’m not up to and all nighter tonight). You can see from the pictures this is the real North Carolina pig pickin. They put on 75 hams. They use to cook whole hogs but he said they were getting harder to get so a few years ago they just went to cooking all hams. It is forecast to rain after midnight. They are hoping it holds off. The wood slabs are mostly hickory with some oak.
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