Postcards

March, 1978

Gunnin' and fishin' and the relative merits of bird dogs occupied quite a space in the conversation of my grandfather and uncles; when these lies and arguments palled, talk sometimes turned to just who made the all-fired best damn smoked turkey in the county. Although nowadays a lot of sportsmen just head for their freezer lockers, there are signs that the venerable art of smoke cooking is making a reentry into American life.My own interest in looking into the moribund art of curing and smoke co...