In a hole in the ground, there lived a Brisket.

Botch

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

SGH

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

Check this out my friend. 

https://articles.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-living/2014/08/southern_gardening_versatile_b.amp

YEMTrey

I have a couple of banana tree's in my backyard every spring/summer.  I have to dig them up and bring them in for the winter.  But love having my pseudo palm trees in the backyard for the rest of the year.

nolaegghead

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

They are ubiquitous here in South Louisiana.   They will take over your yard if you don't have some kind of containment like concrete or bricks.  To dig them up is a chore.  I had a forest of them in the back yard...got rid of them by pouring the slab my shop sits on over them after digging as much out as I could.

Scottie, I'll hook you up next time you want to cook kalua style.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

SGH

nolaegghead said:

Scottie, I'll hook you up next time you want to cook kalua style.

Thank you. And with the above said, I may get a pile of them from you at New Years. Going to do a couple of sucklings underground to ring in the new year.  

The Cen-Tex Smoker

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

SGH

The goat heads are on point👍

I may whip up some of this goat head stew at the next Brisket Camp or Butt Blast. I think some of y’all would really enjoy it.  

Botch

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

Okay, now maybe I'm believing you guys.  I've travelled to the south constantly over the last 35 years, and ain't never seen any bananas on a tree.  

Gulfcoastguy

SGH said:

Botch said:

@SGH, you can get banana leaves in Mississippi?  

You have to order them. There is no where in driving distance that I know of that stocks them. But yes, I can and do order them.  

They are about 8 houses over from me. They grow fine for most of a year here. Problem is they have to be 18 months old to make banannas.

nolaegghead

We get bananas en mass here.   Like gulfcoast said, older plants.  Usually they are red bananas or plantains.  They are hard to give away.

thetrim

We have lots of banana trees here in Tampa (with bananas on them).  I'd be happy to drive some leaves over during a brisket camp or butt blast.

The Cen-Tex Smoker

Botch said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

Okay, now maybe I'm believing you guys.  I've travelled to the south constantly over the last 35 years, and ain't never seen any bananas on a tree.  

Lived here almost all my life and have never seen fruit on banana trees here either.

SGH

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Lived here almost all my life and have never seen fruit on banana trees here either.

I concur. Not saying that there is none, but like yourself I have seen several folks with the trees, but alas, no fruit. 

nolaegghead

Jackson Square

Botch

nolaegghead said:

We get bananas en mass here.   Like gulfcoast said, older plants.  Usually they are red bananas or plantains.  They are hard to give away.

I guess we northerners would call them "air zucchini"...  
 
And I'm intrigued about "red" bananas; no idea what they are/look like/taste like.  

nolaegghead

they look red

nolaegghead

hahahah

20stone

Scottie -

A few quick thoughts:

• Excellent grandparenting re: “Can we?” “Hell yes we can”
• As others have noted, that is, indeed, a very fine looking hole you dug.  We should all be so lucky as to be buried in holes so well crafted. 
• I’d love to try out that goat stew
• Speaking of noggins, that fine hole is juuuust peeerfect for traditional barbacoa (a prior, above ground effort here - https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1208910/idle-hands/p1)

Merry Christmas.  I hope the brisket turns out great. 

The_Stache

Any local mercado (latino grocery store) should have banana leaves.  They are a staple for many dishes!

Looking forward to the results!

NC_Egghead

Nicely done Scottie. You need to award yourself the Double Seal of Approval!

EggbertGreenII

I'm impressed with the symmetry of the hole. Good job. Like NOLA, we'd hit water here with a hole that deep. Steamed brisket.

alaskanassasin

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

Okay, now maybe I'm believing you guys.  I've travelled to the south constantly over the last 35 years, and ain't never seen any bananas on a tree.  

Lived here almost all my life and have never seen fruit on banana trees here either. 




If you if you let them grow and don’t cut them back every year they should naner. 

alaskanassasin

Nice cook @SGH best grandpa ever!  

BobDanger

nolaegghead said:

Jackson Square

My wife love the banana pod...pays big bucks at the orientle market foe those.

SGH

Thank you all for the kind words and compliments. 
On a separate note, several of y’all pointed out and/or PM’d about how “square” or “true” the hole was. I had no idea that the square hole would raise such interest. With that said, I’m going to post a thread showing step by step how to dig a “square” hole. I can’t do it until next week due to rain moving in tonight and is suppose to hang around for the next 3-4 days. When you see just how simple it is to square a hole, you will shake your head any say; “I can’t believe I didn’t think of that”. It’s really that simple. 
Again, thank you all and I hope you had a great Tru..... Err, Christmas my friends. 

Matt86m

Would love to get in on some of that goat head soup! That looks great!

HeavyG

Botch said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

Okay, now maybe I'm believing you guys.  I've travelled to the south constantly over the last 35 years, and ain't never seen any bananas on a tree.  

You never will see that since, technically, bananas don't grow on trees.

lousubcap

Standing by for the finale-

Merry Christmas-

nolaegghead

HeavyG said:

Botch said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

Botch said:

^^^ Huh, didn't know they grew in North America (other than the enclosed arboretum at Iowa State University).  
I learned something tonight.  

we have them all over here in Austin as well.

These do not produce fruit- that may be where you are coming from. We have tons of banana trees but no bananas.

Okay, now maybe I'm believing you guys.  I've travelled to the south constantly over the last 35 years, and ain't never seen any bananas on a tree.  

You never will see that since, technically, bananas don't grow on trees.

True, they are technically herbs.