Pig Pickin’
My sister was almost 3 years older, so she went through all this before me. When I was 12, we had to stay inside all year, and I didn’t really get a chance to show off my bras. When I got them, because I had enough to fill up A cups. She never told me about Jimmy Benson. Old man Benson, he had a smoker. A big one, so he could buy a whole hog (Except the head) and Barbeque. He told everyone that would stand around long enough to listen: “Where I’m from, pulled pork ain’t the Barbeque. That’s just the leftovers.” One of the last chances he got to do a Pig Pickin’ was Thanksgiving Weekend. It didn’t take all weekend, just overnight, but the whole neighborhood was invited. It was always a …