I was having a bite to eat in a local BBQ place the other day and noticed these photos on the wall. In a small town in central Georgia there is a town called Ft. Valley and back in the 1920's they had a annual festival starting in about 1922 and, I believe it may have ended in about 1930/32. What caught my eye was the fact that the meat was kept in a 'refrigerated' car on a spur beside the grounds until it was ready to be cooked. What an unusual scene for a model railroad!
300 pigs and 200 cords of wood to cook them and it sold for 50 cents a plate. There were 6 pits approx. 600 feet long.
Jarrell
This begs the question, "Where did they find enough people to eat that much bar-b-que?"
One person in the last photo seems to be in military uniform. Was there an Army base nearby?
I'm not sure where all the people came from. Macon, Ga is about 25 miles away and it probably had a population of 50, 000 or so. As far as I know there was no military installation in Ft. Valley at the time. I've read where Ft. Valley got it's name in error, when the residents sent the paper work into Atlanta, the state capital, Fox Valley (then intended name) was misread for Ft. Valley.
Jarrell,
I guess I'd better not let my son see your thread....here he is with his FFA project:
Don Z.
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Wow am I getting hungry!
Your title threw me off - I thought it was a reference to some of my ex wives
If you grill it, they will come...
DonZ-I hope your son knows what happens to those FFA projects after they win their ribbons.
Holy cow!.....I mean, holy pig!
Where's the potato salad? Got to have that with the pork..... How much beer was drunk to wash it all down? Oh, that's right, it was Prohibition back then....And how much of the pork did the 600 chefs and their assistants eat?
Mark
loathar If you grill it, they will come... DonZ-I hope your son knows what happens to those FFA projects after they win their ribbons.
Many years ago I took FFA. My project was a black angus steer. Yep he tasted VERY good !
I thought it was about a really long TOFC unit train.
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Does it say how many partook? I wonder if we could pull something like that off now----
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blownout cylinderI wonder if we could pull something like that off now----
I wonder if we could pull something like that off now----
Just imagine how long it would take to get all the EPA permits today because of the smoke, grease dripping onto the ground, and other environmental concerns.
Wow, if i had been there, definitely would have chowed down
wish they still ran that, i'd probably conivince my parents drive down there.
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loatharDon Z-I hope your son knows what happens to those FFA projects after they win their ribbons.
Yep, he knows....he has refused to give his hog a name, thinking that will prevent him from getting attached to the hog, but I know it won't help. The wife will be an even bigger basket case as the hog goes across the scale and onto the livestock trailer going off to market after the livestock show.
6 weeks from today is the day of the livestock show....237 pounds as of today. I wish I was able to keep the meat after all of the high dollar grain we've been feeding him!
saronaterry I thought it was about a really long TOFC unit train. Terry
The first thing I though of was iron ingots...
Dan
Don Z [...he has refused to give his hog a name, thinking that will prevent him from getting attached to the hog, but I know it won't help. The wife will be an even bigger basket case as the hog goes across the scale and onto the livestock trailer going off to market after the livestock show.
[...he has refused to give his hog a name, thinking that will prevent him from getting attached to the hog, but I know it won't help. The wife will be an even bigger basket case as the hog goes across the scale and onto the livestock trailer going off to market after the livestock show.
Two of my favorite names for pigs are "Ham Solo" and "Harry Porker" based on central characters from two popular movie series.
I've been calling the pig "Hammond Eggs".....
Given today's culture, one kid has named his hog "Piggy Smalls" and told my son he should name his hog "Notorious P.I.G"...
True! People around here love their BBQ. I wonder how many gallons of sauce they did use. Hmmm...
Anyway, it would be a really unique event/happening to model, all you'd need is a spur just long enough for one car. You could park a reefer for the meat or a flat car full of wood or even an old tank car full of sauce... How you'd model the 'pork' on the pit I don't know.
Never understood why people barbecue those critters when they taste so much better in a pot steaming with sauerkraut, onion, chopped bacon, new potatoes, beer and mustard sauce for about four hours.
Tom
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cacole This begs the question, "Where did they find enough people to eat that much bar-b-que?" One person in the last photo seems to be in military uniform. Was there an Army base nearby?
Actually that's not a military uniform but,regular work boots and pants..
Larry
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twhite Never understood why people barbecue those critters when they taste so much better in a pot steaming with sauerkraut, onion, chopped bacon, new potatoes, beer and mustard sauce for about four hours. Tom
Sounds delicious! If you invite me over before it gets too hot in the Valley, I promise to bring two cases of the beer of your choice!
markpierce twhite Never understood why people barbecue those critters when they taste so much better in a pot steaming with sauerkraut, onion, chopped bacon, new potatoes, beer and mustard sauce for about four hours. Tom Sounds delicious! If you invite me over before it gets too hot in the Valley, I promise to bring two cases of the beer of your choice!
I'd love to do something like that again----did it with pork tenderloins--I don't have a pot big enough
otherwise--whole side!
As for modeling it---couldn't one just lay them on their sides, as whole pigs---------they also roasted them on a rotating spit as well---took a little longer but--------
One of my '4H' projects many years ago was raising a lamb. After the County Fair, the animals that were not going to the State Fair were auctioned off. I remember a girl standing next to me crying as her lamb was taken away. Myself, I got my money and did not have to clean/block/feed/water that thing anymore! I am sure the 'proceeds' went to 'trains'....
Jim
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Don Z I've been calling the pig "Hammond Eggs"..... Given today's culture, one kid has named his hog "Piggy Smalls" and told my son he should name his hog "Notorious P.I.G"... Don Z.
Don:
I like that. Reminds me of the old joke about Ham and Eggs: The chicken is involved, the pig is COMMITTED!
I saw , I ate ......and then I slept
Great pics Jarrell and quite a story too!
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jacon12 How you'd model the 'pork' on the pit I don't know. Jarrell
I suppose you could get a figure of a live pig, cut it in half, and paint it an approrpiate color. But a figure of a live pig might not be as flat as the dressed subjects in the picture. OTOH, it probably wouldn't take much to mold suitable representations out of clay or putty. Perhaps a few masters can be used to make a mold for resin or cerro casting.