BBQ

We are back from Dillon. Tom placed 17th out of 60 entries for his brisket. It was super yummy and we were very proud of him. His sauces placed somewhere in the middle of the pack with the brisket sauce coming in 11 or 12. The girls did well also. Laura placed 12 out of 20. Becca did not do as well, but we couldn't figure out why as she did exactly the same recipe as Laura. It was cooked the exact same way at the same time. I suppose it depends on the judge.

I hope to post pictures later this week. I am so glad we did it and we are honored to be part of Buzz's Boar. As a team, we raked in enough money to cover all costs. We sold pulled pork, hot dogs, a little brisket, and bbq chili. When we ran out of meat, we started making up desserts. I had some small pecan pies that I picked up at Wal Mart for 2.00. They were six individual pies. We cut them in to fourths and sold them as samples. Each sample cost a dollar. Those pies went from costing 2.00 to selling for 24.00. We did this with a peach cake from King Soopers and a bowl of brownie bites. By the way, the brownies went from costing 3.00 to netting 33.00. Not bad. Laura and Becca worked very hard slinging bbq. We all worked hard and so now we are very tired.

Next week, I think I can finally get my head cleared enough to tackle the school stuff. I worry that I don't understand all that I am supposed to do, but I just remind myself of that whale that I am trying so hard to eat.

TTFN