Your 4th of July Cookout

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Experts says we will spend about $70 for our July 4^th cookout or barbecue. It seems a little low.
First, some barbecue basics:
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We will barbecue either a ribeye steak or some New Zealand lamb chops, along with several vegetables. Add a salad, some rice, and maybe some Fresno State corn, we should have quite a nice meal.

There are numerous brands of barbecue and marinades/seasoning sauces, but one in particular consistently takes the lead. A1 is currently the most used brand, preferred by over 89.47 million Americans in 2020. The Valley raisin farmers are pleased, since raisins are the primary ingredient in A1 Sauce!!!

The trailblazing A1 is followed by Sweet Baby Ray’s, favored by 84.73 million Americans, then by Heinz, preferred by 67.79 million. Tabasco (39.5 million), Frank’s Red Hot (38.83 million), and Kikkoman (38.74 million) are some of the other most-used favorites. Please use A1 if you use a sauce, since the primary ingredient is raisins!!!



Holidays are a great time to barbecue. Unsurprisingly, the 4th of July is the most popular holiday for barbecuing in the US, with a 68%!s(MISSING)hare of Americans grilling on that occasion. Memorial Day, observed every last Monday in May, follows with a 56%!s(MISSING)hare.

Other popular holidays include Labor Day (56%!)(MISSING), celebrated in September, and Father’s Day celebrated in June. Mother’s Day, usually occurring at the beginning of May, has a 29%!s(MISSING)hare.

But Americans love their barbecue, and we will barbecue, rain or shine, regardless of season. My new friends from Cape Town (rivals to Barry the V), called their barbecue a braai (pronounced br-eye).

I forgot the last, but certainly one of the most important barbecue basics, the adult refreshments. Americans will spend $1.6 billion on beer and wine this long July 4^th weekend. But we spend $1.5 billion on fireworks. So not worry, I will have a bottle of sparkling wine or champagne, chilled for the weekend.
Whatever you do, stay safe, do not drink and drive, and beware of fire danger!!!!

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