Last weekend we celebrated Oktoberfest with our neighbors and friends.
It has become an annual event and the preparation begins months earlier with meetings and then a big brew day several weeks before. The pig is ordered weeks ahead due to the size. He picks it up about 5 days ahead {give or take} to be sure it has ample time to thaw. This year we had an 85lb pig so it took a good 5 days to thaw.
The pig is always stuffed with lots of herbs, fruit and vegetables which gives it a wonderful flavor. Mr. Wonderful is up around 3:00am to get it started on his DIY Rotisserie so that it is ready on time. He usually has one or two neighbors that get up to help him.
It is also injected with juices for more flavor.
Not only do we roast a pig but we like to grill chickens as well. This year we roasted six.
Everyone chips in on set up so it goes pretty fast.
And there is always a dance floor and lots of music.
The hubs usually asks me to make German Chocolate Cupcakes and I aim to please.
They are a popular dessert!
It is always a fun time!
We moved the date up a few weeks this year. It worked out great and was a beautiful day for it. Another fun neighborhood get together!!
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