Church Picnic in Yoakum October 16, 2016

We had never been to the Lutheran Church picnic in Yoakum until this year. We were glad we did go this far for lunch as it was a different experience. First off, it was in the Community Center, the building where the Tourist Bureau has its welcoming office.
The meal was not as good as some of the other picnics. It consisted of boiled potatoes, stew (again, just meat, no vegetables), sausage, sauerkraut, and green beans. Hey, but we missed the canned peaches. It was serve yourself, but that was no risky. Except for the sausage, everything was awash in liquid, the liquid in which it was prepared on the stove. Sausage was not your typical German nor Czech style, more like HEB.
There was a band playing throughout the mealtime, and it played only religious songs---something we never experienced before.
We looked around the town for a bit, but being Sunday, it was pretty much shut down. We came home through Shiner, and there, they were having some sort of fall festival for a particular school. We stopped to investigate. The meal looked much better, but by now it was too late for two lunches.

Here is a shot of the dining area. The food line was never very long.

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