Brenda and Jack McCartney



For many decades these folks have cooked beef in a wood fired pit on the Thursday evening of the Folk Festival. The pit is prepared and fired on the grounds of the Gilmer County 4-H Center. The beef is slow cooked all night.



It sells for 20 dollars for a 5 pound package. What a deal! Brenda takes orders a few weeks before the Festival. Early on Friday morning around 8 A.M., the wood ashes were removed and the meat was taken out of the pit as you can see in these photos. The smell was wonderful and the taste was even better.



We certainly thank Brenda and Jack for their many years of volunteer efforts.