| Many people over the age of twenty have a kind | | | | fish and chicken with salad and plenty of fresh |
| of love-hate relationship with birthdays. They love | | | | fruit. Offer hot and not so hot chilli dips and |
| to have a party and be the centre of attention | | | | barbecue sauces. You could have a go at limbo |
| and a lot of fun, but they hate getting older. But I | | | | dancing too, that is always good for a laugh. |
| believe that people should celebrate their | | | | Or maybe you would prefer a humorous |
| birthdays. After all, you enjoy going to someone | | | | barbecue party and all dress up like the hillbilly |
| else's birthday party and so you are morally | | | | family 'The Clamperts'! That would be fun. The |
| obliged to put one on for others too. | | | | men could wear old velvet hats and old trousers |
| And birthday parties ought to be a lot of fun. It | | | | tied up with string like Jed and Jethro and the |
| does not have to be a children's type party, of | | | | women could come as Ellie May or Granny. I think |
| course, but you could still dress up and play | | | | that the original food like possum and bullfrog |
| games. | | | | might be difficult to get hold of in some areas, but |
| You could have a barbecue for all your friends | | | | you could just provide what you want for this |
| and family and do it cowboy style. Have a barn | | | | one. Steaks, hamburgers and fried fish; bread and |
| dance that would make 'JR' proud. The food for | | | | salad with cake to finish. |
| this is simple enough. Begin by laying on plenty of | | | | Another favourite form of barbecue for a |
| Texas sized spare ribs, half-pounder hamburgers, | | | | birthday do is the Luau. An Hawaiian barbecue is |
| T-bone steaks, and jumbo size hot dogs with | | | | really something else. You will have to have bright |
| loads of bread and salad. | | | | colours and plenty of tropical Hawaiian decorations. |
| For music, it has to be country and everybody | | | | You could provide half coconut shells for drinking |
| has to put on cowboy gear, although it would | | | | out of and lots of coconut and pineapple based |
| probably be better to leave the shootin' irons at | | | | drinks. You should ask your guests to wear loud |
| home. Annie Oakley style clothes for the ladies | | | | Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts, provide plenty of |
| and Buffalo Bill style for the gents. If it is going to | | | | leis and hula music and a 'loudest Hawaiian shirt' |
| be a big party, ask everyone to bring their own | | | | contest is compulsory. |
| favourite dish, in true Southern style. That would | | | | If none of those takes your fancy, how about a |
| be a great way to celebrate an adult's birthday | | | | 'Vicars and Tarts' barbecue? You can use your |
| for the family. | | | | own imagination on that one though. Any more |
| If you do not go much on the macho cowboy | | | | tea and crumpet, vicar? |
| idea, you could try a Caribbean style barbecue. | | | | If your barbecue party is to continue into the |
| Wear flash short sleeved shirts and vivid colours | | | | evening and it might get chilly, you could hire or |
| or swimming costumes. The music could be | | | | borrow some patio heaters, just so as to give |
| reggae and calypso and the food would be grilled | | | | you a few additional hours in the garden. |