You want fries with that Aug 24, 2008
("With all the women frogging out their arms at their work, I knew it would be impossible for the noodles to dry in the kitchen.") Occasional recipes are supplied, including some for those great American gallimaufries, Brunswick stew, booya, and burgoo ("800 pounds of soup meat / 4 dozen squirrels, if in season"). The book includes many photographs of groaning boards and festivities, and a particularly marvelous one that speaks to my soul: It is of a proprietorial and righteous old party at the... (Boston Globe)
Kentucky Derby, tennis, arena football May 4, 2008
1939 Johnstown; 1938 Lawrin; 1937 War Admiral; 1936 Bold Venture; 1935 Omaha; 1934 Cavalcade; 1933 Brokers Tip; 1932 Burgoo King; 1931 Twenty Grand; 1930 Gallant Fox. 1929 Clyde Van Dusen; 1928 Reigh Count; 1927 Whiskery; 1926 Bubbling Over; 1925 Flying Ebony; 1924 Black Gold; 1923 Zev; 1922 Morvich; 1921 Behave Yourself; 1920 Paul Jones. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
List of April-June festivals in the Southeast Mar 22, 2008
Chicken, mutton and burgoo cook-offs, music, dancing, pageants, arts, crafts and children's activities. Owensboro, Ky. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Annual Burgoo Festival set to begin Sept. 28 Sep 21, 2007
A member of the local Masonic Lodge dishes out a cup of burgoo during last year s festival. A burgoo pot will also be located this year in front of the courthouse ... The 14th annual Anderson County Burgoo Festival will kick off Friday, Sept. 28, at 10 a.m., and the burgoo pot will open at noon. (Lawrenceburg Anderson News, KY)
Jockeying for juleps May 3, 2007
Alaskans who do their hunting in the aisles of a store can take solace in reports from the Bluegrass State: The few burgooists left have turned to mutton, chicken, pork, beef and all manner of vegetables. "We like mutton because it gives our burgoo a little bit of a gamey taste like old-time burgoo," Ken Bosley told The Associated Press. (Anchorage Daily News)
Commentary-Happy Derby Day May 2, 2007
The Derby parties (at least the ones I attended), feature all sorts of gamesmanship, tons of food (Kentucky burgoo a stew of raccoon, squirrel and other delicacies is included) and plenty of the beverage that makes Kentucky famous. Just before the race, the singing of "My Old Kentucky Home." results in the party coming to a screeching halt and everyone joining in the crooning of that Stephen Foster tune. (Bedford Bulletin, VA)
Small town tour of Kentucky Mar 31, 2007
Even if you are not a betting person, you have to have some Kentucky burgoo (a stew of beef, chicken, potatoes, tomatoes, green beans and corn) and Kentucky Hot Brown, just for the fun of it. Take away the toast, and you'd have a meal that Dr. Robert Atkins would love: A Hot Brown is slabs of turkey and country ham served on toast points and slathered in a mornay-like sauce, topped with melted cheese, bacon and sliced tomatoes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Kentucky Derby Party Menu Mar 30, 2007
Mint Juleps, Burgoo and Recipes from the Bluegrass ... For your Derby party, serve a traditional Kentucky staple burgoo ... By definition, burgoo is a mish-mash of everything and anything you have in your frig and pantry. (Suite101.com)
