Around here each fall, there are several "wildlife dinners" hosted (usually) by local churches. This year with a little encouragement I piled into the car with several of my neighbors and headed (for my first time) to the Sardis Baptist Church wildlife dinner. Don't know if I mentioned it, but the food is free!..... so there are always hundreds of folks eager to get there. Food is served outside around several large fires where folks huddle to keep warm.
If you're so inclined you can eat frogs legs, rattlesnake, alligator, rabbit, venison (roasted, burgers, barbequed, etc.), shrimp, fish, oysters, scallops, wild hog, and for the less adventurous, chicken, quail and mystery stew. Then there's lots of corn bread, rice, beans and slaw. To be honest I'm not a big meat eater, but I ate my fill that evening and had a great time telling tales around the fire. I lived in Chicago for 30 years before moving back to my hometown in SC. Getting together with folks like we did that night is one of the reasons I've enjoyed being back home once again.
