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the Rappahannock Races this Saturday at Thornton Hill Farm will attract almost as many spectators as the total population of the county, should weather conditions be halfway favorable.
Some will come to watch the horses, some will come to watch the hounds. City folks will drive out to catch a little country spirit. Local people will come to socialize and party.
And lovers of good food will come to eat. The amateur race meets are famous as celebrations of that grand old sjx>rt of fox hunting and they’re famous for the elaborate picnics that hunting enthusiasts spread out on their tailgates for friends.
The fare ranges from down home (fried chicken, deviled eggs, ham biscuits ami baked beans) to uptown (pate foi gras, lobster Newburg, cream puffs stuffed with crab meat and artichoke hearts vinaigrette) with plenty of stops in between.
Regular point-to-point goers have their favorites. A check with members of the Rappahannock Hunt turned up the following allstar winners of the tailgate competition.
Veteran tailgate hoppers at the Rappahannock Races all rave about Marta Tholand’s Swedish meatballs. She adds a special ingredient that makes the difference between ordinary and delicious. The secret? Club s<xla. According to Mrs. Tljoland. this same recipe cap be ijs^d;. f«p nqetjtloaf. She also suggests adding a ‘ s|dash of soda. to favorite
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