We were pretty tired last night and didn’t have the energy to work on the route for today. When we woke up, we began working on it and due to the flooding, things got pretty complicated. It started to rain again and given that time was passing quickly, we decided to take a rest day.
As it turns out, this weekend is the Owensboro, KY International Bar-B-Q Festival. Barbecued mutton is Owensboro’s claim to fame with more being consumed per person in this county than any other place in the world. This doesn’t surprise me because I have never heard of anyone eating barbecued mutton before. The other specialty is burgoo, a spicy and hearty soup made from mutton, chicken and a variety of vegetables. Bob and I ventured over to the festival and things were pretty quiet at 2:00 in the afternoon. Apparently, things don’t heat up until the beer gardens open at 5:00. We saw the competition tables being prepared and were disappointed that the judging happens tomorrow and there is a lot more action. The standard fare of fried food, including deep-fried Oreos, was available, but we wanted the authentic goods. The barbecue stands have a limited menu of chopped barbecued mutton or chopped pork sandwiches or burgoo. We tried the mutton and decided to go with the chopped pork sandwiches served with pickles and onions; pretty tasty. The burgoo was quite good and I brought an extra helping back to the trailer with Vincent’s food.
Vincent worked on the route while we were gone and we are set to ride again tomorrow.
What exactly is mutton?
ReplyDeleteIt is old lamb and a bit greasy. Not nearly as good as Spring lamb.
ReplyDeleteI have been worried about your route with all this flooding. I sent you some pictures of Arkansas on your email account. Keep safe.
ReplyDeleteCathy