Q2 and ToDo

Happy Friday...


No more than had the “Q” issue hit the ether (with my N things taken….) when I got a comeback from (math teacher) FOJTE “reminding” me that combinations of “r” items taken from “n” items is n!/(n-r)!r!. Of course that is what I meant. So, I got to thinking of a barbeque sandwich. There’s bread, meat, sauce (or not), condiments, toppings, at a minimum. So for the sake of argument, let’s say you have 5 bread choices of common white, regular bun, hoagie roll, corn bread and those whole wheat pancakes.. 6 types of meat, 4 preps (sliced, pulled, chopped, etc.) 8 sauces, 4 rubs, 5 condiments. Then I wasn’t really sure the formula applied (don’t want a sandwich of all bread, for instance). So then FOJTE recalled the fundamental counting rule, m*n*p*q gives the number of results possible, which might be more appropriate. So in above, we would have 5*6*4*8*4*5 different sandwiches. That’s a whole lot of sandwiches!! No wonder there’s such a variety. Now I’m hungry again.. Oh, before we leave the ‘cue, I wanted to pass along a little paragraph sent to me by a loyal (U of I alum) reader that I thought caught the essence of what this cuisine is all about :

“After an evening out, a carload of us would go to a diner down near the railroad tracks in Champaign. It was called Po Boy's and was operated by a huge African American guy named Arnie and his lovely wife who we just thought of as Arnie's woman. You could have your beef at just about any heat level you wanted, or just dry with no sauce. I think that many people think of barbeque beef or pork as shredded meat totally immersed in sauce but this place served up dry meat which you "slathered" with how ever much or how hot a barbeque sauce you wanted. They served it opened faced on one of two slices of white bread so you could eat it that way or try and pick it up.”

Just right, thanks for sharing!!

To Do (rhymes with Q 2)

A few more options this weekend, beginning with tonight’s inaugural River Concert at St. Mary’s College, the place to see and be seen. The kickoff event will be “A Wintry Mix in June” which I guess arises from the fact that it features Finnish and Russian music. With Mr. Silberschlag involved one never knows. There will be food available from vendors of course. I hear that Canard's Catering will be there, which is the same people that used to be Brome Howard Inn. That can only be good.

On the liquid side of things, my local civic organization will be offering a selection of adult beverages. A new wrinkle this year is that wines from local sources will be offered by us. The Port of Leonardtown Winery will have a couple of their wines available, and Slack Winery from Ridge will also have some offerings. Both of these sources are supplying better and better wines. Port of Leonardtown's wines tend to be a bit lighter (and a bit sweeter) than Slack who is putting out (IMHO) some very impressive wines lately. If their Yellowlegs is available it's worth a taste. But, you should taste around and see what you like.. MFO and I will see you there!

Another very local event is happening tomorrow (Saturday), the Juneteenth Celebration, paying homage to the Nation’s oldest celebration of the end of Slavery in the United States. It dates back to 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston Texas to announced the end of the war with news of emancipation. Locally it will be held tomorrow in Freedom Park, generally just across the street from Linda’s in Lexington Park. There is always wonderful locally prepared food, great music, and dancing. No cost, noon to 8:30.

And although I’ve never attended one there is a Sanford Concert Series event tomorrow evening (7:30) at St. Andrews church in (our) California. A small fee is charged. Two Rivers will be presenting doing choral works from religious to popular.

And lastly the Graywolf Vineyard in Avenue will be hosting a “Summer Field Day” from nine to four. They will feature presentations on growing, pest management, and starting a vineyard. I think they’re part of the Cooperative that includes Port of Leonardtown.. looks like a fee applies.

Tomorrow MFO and I will be attending Historic Sotterley Plantations annual fund raiser, this year dubbed “Picnic in Paris”. Advanced reservations required. I hear the caterer is the same one who does the Hospital Banquet, so of course it’s our duty to investigate.

Bits:

I noticed in today’s local newspaper there’s an article about the goats at Historic St. Mary’s City which of course was debuted in the Feeder way last week. No doubt spurred on by my coverage.

And to close out, readers will remember that a few blogs ago I wondered about where one could live with a wardrobe of a sweater. The votes rolled in and both of them recommended Seattle.

go forth and

DFD