While we managed to get in a closing party in Oct 2021, I can’t recall when we last had an opening party – I went back thru 2016 and found no blog posts. We would normally have it earlier in the year, but I needed to do hip replacement recovery until later so we opted for May 29 so as not to interfere with others Memorial Day plans – remember, we’re retired and every day can be a holiday and pets are always welcome.
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The Menu:
Brats with homemade kraut, peppers & onions, and good
mustard
Hot dogs with chile, mustard, and onion.
Potato salad, baked beans, and cole slaw, all bought by the
guests
Strawberry pie, cake, and berry buckle, also brought by the
guests
For the brats, I cooked them Wisconsin style as follows:
4 lbs. brats
1 large onion
8 cans Yuengling beer
Add the sliced onion and beer to a large pot and bring to a
boil.
Add the brats to the pot, lower heat to a simmer, and simmer
for 20 minutes.
Grill over med-high heat, turning often to get a nice brown
color and serve with kraut, fried peppers and onions, and onions from the beer.
We had 14 guests and everyone seemed to have a good time catching up with one another,
enjoying Eliza who loves the big water,
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and heading for the food.
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The Verdict:
As expected, the brats turned out very well and all of the
sides and desserts were delicious. Our
70+ year old neighbor confessed that this was her first ever brat (can’t even
imagine) and she said it was just okay – not her kind of grub.
It seemed that a good time was had by all but everyone left before dark which is when it's getting very nice at the dock. Twenty years ago we would have stayed until well after dark but we seventy somethings have to turn in early you know.
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Have a
great day and thanks for stopping by Almost Heaven South.
Larry
05/29/22
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Brats just the way we like them and the menu was fantastic!
ReplyDeleteHi Larry, Love a great brat! While you were enjoying brats, we were pigging out with Laurie's family in St. Louis. You do have the best party dock around. I have to talk myself into getting up 'early' some morning and coming over to fish in your private little cove. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteWell I think that was a fantastic opening party. I would opt for the hot dog rather than the brat. Amazing how late 7 pm seems to be anymore.
ReplyDeleteFirst brat at 70? Crazy. Looks like a fun & tasty day. Eliza seems to be loving the grub too!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a tasty way to open your dock and start celebrating summer. Karen (Back Road Journal)
ReplyDeleteThe preschooler doesn't do too well late into the night either. By default, the parents of the preschooler, who are getting old in their own right, needed to call it an early night. But it was not her first brat. At age 4, she's been exposed to a fair variety of foods already, including all the good stuff at Grandpop and Meme's. Thanks for a lovely time!
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