Uh the scots and welsh settled into KY long before 1805. I assure you sheep and whiskey were integral parts of the landscape by then.
Was it Kentucky that they settled in and please share the earlier reference to mutton BBQ in "Kentucky" than the 1805 one. Seriously, teach me.
Well, I offered a reference and, apparently, it didn't happen.
Was Kentucky known as Kentucky country, VA until 1792? So, did the scots and welsh settle Kentucky or Virginia?
Did the wool tarif of 1816 (11 years after 1805) have anything to do with the popularity of mutton in Kentucky?
Uh KY? I wouldn't say Kansas City is French BBQ because the geographical area was once part of the Louisiana Purchase. Perhaps you can find early reference to someone cooking a cow in Virginia and try and claim that for your state as well.
Well, at least I have a reference rather than a smart a** response.
I think you are right!
Bourbon County, KY was formed on October 17, 1785 from sections of Fayette County, Virginia, and named after the French House of Bourbon, in gratitude for Louis XVI of France's assistance during the American Revolutionary War.
And, the creation of bourbon is credited by some historians to a Baptist minister, Reverend Elijah Craig. Reverend Craig allegedly began distilling the unique spirit dubbed bourbon but still known as corn whiskey, in the town of Royal Spring, Virginia (now known as Georgetown, Kentucky), in 1789.
I'll do it if you will do the same in KY. Never forget your roots.
OKay dokay. As a card carrying Virginia Native American, I say I hope it works out for you.
Actually, mutton was first cooked in Kentucky by Virginians. Two Virginia families moved west to Kentucky and cooked a mutton served with peach syrup in 1805. They were the families of Abraham Lincoln's parents. BBQ mutton was the meat served at Abraham Lincoln's parent's wedding. Until 1792, Kentucky was actually Kentucky County, VA.
From the old book
The Life of Abraham Lincoln:
Drawn from Original Sources and Containing Many Speeches, Letters and Telegrams