Sausage is much better than politics…
June 11th, 2007 by Consultant
Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.
Otto von Bismarck
German Prussian politician (1815 - 1898)
Not many people know this, but if I could be anything in the world I’d probably be a butcher. No, not some Fast Food Nation-type meat packer, but an old-school turn-of-the-century butcher of the Texas hill country variety. If you’ve seen my series of posts on my trip to Lockhart, TX, you’ll totally understand. If you’ve actually eaten at one of Lockhart’s famous BBQ temples, you’ll probably want to join me.
Back in the day butchers used to prep and sell meat to the surrounding community (what a concept). As part of this service the German-descended butchers near Austin also prepared sausage and barbecue to sell alongside cuts of beef, pork and other meat products. This is where Lockhart’s current crop of BBQ joints came from.
Somewhere in my dreams is “William’s Specialty Meats”, where I spend my days making sausage and barbecue and selling it to people…
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