(1) Mutton gives the burgoo the same oomph that squirrel and other wild game formerly provided.(2) Among our fans, he is as popular as burgoo and as recognizable as the Keeneland logo.(3) They were invited to ‘a burgoo ,’ according to A Treasury of Southern Folklore by B.A. Botkin.(4) Me mam once said that burgoo (porridge) will "put a skin on your belly like velvet."(5) Legend has it that burgoo can be kept going for months and any kind of meat from squirrel, rabbit, venison, and bear can be used.(6) The local Kentucky barbecue places use meats left over from their barbecuing (typically, pork, beef or lamb) as the basis for burgoos that change depending on what meats happen to be left over.(7) The money from the burgoos was earmarked for air conditioning the new hall and for the philanthropies of Council 4175.(8) Burgoo was originally a thin gruel or porridge made by sailors in the 17th century.(9) In the British Royal Navy, Burgoo refers to a thick oatmeal gruel or porridge.(10) There is so much sheer life in this potpourri of feudin' and foxin' horseflesh and womanflesh, verse and rime, superstition, burgoos , and jokes.(11) Back in style are New England boiled dinners, Kentucky burgoos , Florida conch seviche, New Orleans gumbo - and soups, chowders, breads and pies of every stripe and spice.(12) In the old days, burgoos were stewed over open fires, often for two days or more.
