Thoughts & Images from Andy Sharp

Time to Smoke the Sausage!

For an authentic slice of Texas culture, few things can top the annual Wurstbraten fundraiser, conducted by Walburg’s Zion Lutheran Church and School.  The event, held the first week in November each year, is steeped in the German tradition of the area.  The gymnasium is always full of diners, enjoying their good vegetables, of course, but the big ticket item is the homeade sausage, painstakingly prepared in the smoky pits behind the church.   Those pits are where I tend to gravitate each time I visit.   As mentioned before, I wish there was a method in the electronic world to relate the intense aroma wafting from those old pits.   This year’s Wurstbraten prepared and served 12,500 pounds of sausage.  The Farm to Market road leading to the church is always packed with hungry patrons.   For those not wishing to dine inside, to-go plates were readily available.   Two of those went home in my car this year.   We don’t eat a lot of read meat, but when we do, it has to be top-notch.   That’s never a problem at Wurstbraten!   These photos were taken for my friends at the Williamson County Sun.

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