Southern Whole Hog Bar-B-Que & Rice and Hash
The Elliott family always has a big BBQ for big occasions around the holidays. Years back they were held at "The Cabin", way back in the swamp behind my parent's and Grandparent's homes. Oh, the memories that it all brings back. The men would get together early in the morning and BBQ a whole hog over live coals. That's what we call a "Pig Pickin"! Whole Hog BBQ The "good" meat under the ribs! When I was growing up we had hog head hash. It is made with the head, heart, and the liver... no part of the hog was wasted. Now, I use Boston Butts. (which is a cut of pork that comes from the upper part of the shoulder from the front leg and may contain the blade bone) In pre-revolutionary New England and into the American Revolutionary War , some pork cuts (not those highly valued, or " high on the hog ," like loin and ham) were packed into casks or barrels (also known as "butts") for storage and shipment. The way th...