Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend is Memorial Day or as it was originally known Decoration Day. Last year I wrote a great long post about how it came to be and what it’s all about.
It was General Order #11 May 5, 1868 of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The 30th day of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet church-yard in the land. In this observance no form of ceremony is prescribed, but posts and comrades will in their own way arrange such fitting services and testimonials of respect as circumstances may permit.
This weekend we spend grilling and cutting grass and generally not being at work. The whole idea of this FEDERAL holiday is to remember those that gave their all in defense of our country.
In 1971 the holiday was changed to the last weekend in May so gub’mint employees could have a three day weekend.
Tomorrow, Saturday, I’m going to continue my futile work on my lawn and then in the afternoon, after Munster wins the Hieneken Cup, I’ll drive to FIGMR and visit my parents.
Sunday is Race Day. First is ‘The Brickyard’ then it’s the 600 in Charlotte, NC. Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is always the race day of race days.
I’m not a Danica fan. I’ve seen too many interviews with her and she’s a c**t not very nice person, in my opinion. After Indy is over I’ll go back to being a Junior fan. Boogity, boogity, boogity!!!
I’ve got the real wood charcoal all ready to go so I can enjoy hot sausages and burgers all weekend long but first I need to bring the grill and grilling table out from its winter dormancy in the garage. This is going to happen tomorrow morning.
To all of yous’ that think I’m going to stuff myself with nothing more than dead cows and pigs…..I have already figured to make a mess of, “foil dinners”.
I have no doubt that they have many names but in essence they are two layers of tin foil shaped into a boat kinda’ thing. Then one adds, in my case, Venison cubes, snap peas, broccoli heads, thick sliced new spuds, vidalia onions, chopped cherry tomatos, oregano, Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning and a big hunk of butter. Then you wrap it all up, tightly, and put it on the grill until it’s done. About 40 minutes Yum!
A long weekend of yardwork and racing and feasting….
Memorial Day weekend, Brianf style.
By the way, if you value your freedom, thank a veteran.
ps. You can click on the pic to embiggialize it.
Call it rosemary rather than the abomination that is oregano and i’m over like yours for foil parcels and the smell of gresh freen grass like a shot.
Danica raaaaaawks!
to yours.
Danica still raaaaaaaaaawks!
Oooh hey I remember watching Jamie Oliver do fish in foil… Go catch yourself a Trout, then gut him and rub salt all over him. Wrappalize him with loads of fresh ‘erbs and leave him to stew! I’m hungry.
Did Munster win? So ashamed I don’t know but there you are…
<p>Sam, I forgot garlic. Garlic goes in there also. Ok, now Danica may be a half assed….err I mean a good IRL driver but in every interview I have ever seen with her she came across as a snobby, mean, little girl who can barely be arsed to be interviewed.<br />
Hey! The other thing is I have grown, for a bunch of years now, Italian, Curly and Greek Oregano. At the end of each season I mix them together in such a way, my way and my mix is pretty good, if I say so myself.<br/>
K8, I have a fishy-fish poacherator long pan thing with a rack and a lid and everything. A trout sounds yummy. I may go fishin’.<br />
Munster 16<br />
Some french guys 13<br />
The RTE internet radio broadcast was pretty funny with the fans in the background swearing at the team from time to time.</p>
Ah sure France was bound Toulouse. *sigh* Sorry, bin watching too much Scooby-Doo.
So… can I come for dinner?
Your celebration sounds awesome.. and i do the foil packet thing too.. just different ingredients here, and my grill never goes into stroage…. the fair climate allows, enourages even year round grillin’.
My dads a veteran, and his service is just one of many things I owe to him.
JC
sorry, meant owe him for… tired.
K8, yes, it was Toulouse. It really was a great game. Toulouse was tough but Munster pulled it out and both teams played a great game.
AbVan, both of yous’ are invited anytime. Tell me when and I’ll make up the spare room.
Jen, Thank you for your kind words. It was a fun weekend. You reminded me that when I was a Boy Scout we called them, “Foil Fire Packets” or FFP’s. Ha! Anyways between Friday night when I wrote the post and Sunday when I actually made them the ingedients changed a bit. Mine ended up being Hot Italian Sausage, snap peas, broccoli heads, new spuds, vidalia onions, chopped celery, whole cherry tomatos, my oregano mix, Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning and a big hunk of butter. The too too cool thing was that after it was all done I served it on a bed of Basmati rice. Man was it good!!!
Then today I went over to my sister Trisha’s house to spend Decoration Day with her family. I had a blast hanging with the teenagers, playing badmitten and listening to music.
Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning should be used in everything! We have a huge round container on hand at all times. In my “foil bag surprise” I use kielbasa. Add a separate bag containing garlic toast and this dinner makes the world go ’round.
Sugar Britches, Tony’s does goes on EVERYTHING!!!
As it should be. Ha!
OK, ten points goes to anyone who can explain why I used the picture I did for Decoration Day weekend?
Better yet! Please explain to me what’s odd or better yet what’s “purple” about that photo?
Ha! I gonna’ bet dollars to navy beans that nobody gets it.
Hahahahahahaha!