I lifted the following from a blog by Kathy G who has obviously been to Coonbottom. Every November the Concord Cemetery Committee puts on a big chicken and rice dinner. Anybody wants to go this year let me know."First, let me begin with Pilau (pronounced pur-low). This is a tradition for the people of the community lovingly named Coonbottom in Gadsden County, FL. Basically, you get a bunch of people you know together, load up cars, drive down dark roads and then sit in a long line of cars to turn into a field to park. Once there you proceed to pay money to get as much chicken and rice as you can humanly (or otherwise) stuff into your stomach. Now, some of you may be wondering whats the point?? This is a tradition started a while back (over 20 years ago) to help raise money for the local cemetery. So they now have a nice cemetery and the money to keep it up, courtesy of a bunch of tourists that like to come and say they've been to the Pilau. I liked the atmosphere there. You got to sit at these really long tables and end up sitting and talking to random people. It definitely builds community. And after you eat you can go stand by the fires that they place giant cast iron pots on to cook the chicken and rice in. Fabulous!"
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I've been there! The chicken and rice was soooo good! A little peppery but delicious. There must have been a thousand people there.
When is the Pilau this year? We went when it first started with our sons when they were little, but it's been about 15 years - we want to introduce our daughter to it.
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