Annual Cookout at the In-Laws...Part 3 - The FOOD :)

If anyone asked me, I would tell them that the reason I look forward to the Cookout at Hubby's parents' every year is that I love his family and love seeing them all...
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That, however, would be a L.I.E.
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Don't get me wrong - I DO love his family and I DO love seeing them all. I was fortunate enough to marry into a family that I genuinely like hanging around with. They're funny and silly and down-to-earth and, in the few years Hubby & I have been married, they've made me feel like "one of the family"... like I've always been there :)
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But, since we're being honest, the REAL reason I look forward to the cookout is this...
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The BUSHEL of steamers Bumpy gets...and cooks in HUGE pots (with BEER!)...and serves with a TON of melted butter.
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Steamers, you say? You can get those anywhere? I thought he was a lobsterman.

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He IS a lobsterman, but the STEAMERS are the best part of the cookout. Bumpy gets them ahead of time & lets them sit for a couple days in the crate in the water....so they are completely, totally, 100% grit-free...and just like candy! YUM-O!

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Don't be mistaken...we had lobster too!!!

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and LOTS of 'em!
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There was also salads, and corn-on-the-cob, and munchies and desserts....WAY too much food for the number of people there. I did sample a few things and they were good...but I was there for clams, clams, and MORE clams...
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...oh, and time with Hubby's family .... of course :)
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