>She admitted today that she doesn't like the Smokey taste.

Try less smoke. I was doing too much for a while. too. I did a slab of ribs
a while back with one smallish chunk of hickory, and it was excellent like
that. Less is sometimes better.

>Then when I told her that it was traditional to put coleslaw
>on top of a pulled pork sandwich she made a face like it
>was a yucky idea.

Well, I can't disagree with that one much. :-) I'm not a slaw fan.



>I wanted to cry.

HEY! Did you **** out all your testosterone or something? Been hanging with
her friends rather than your friends? (Hmmmm, hers could be fun, too) Watch
a few Miller High Life commercials, reruns of The Man Show, turn off that
home makeover house-swap crap and watch the History Channel stories about
guns or bridges.


>I remember when she bought me the smoker last year
>for my birthday. She seemed genuinely happy for
>me. Is there any hope?

I'm sure she *was* genuinely happy, because she made you happy. Keep telling
her you love that smoker. Pile it on. :-)



>I just can't eat that much meat.

There's that testosterone thing again. Sure you can eat that much meat. :-)
Seriously though, when you pull it toss a few pounds in a heavy ziplock bag
and freeze it. Stash two or three bags, and pull them out when you need 'em.
They microwave well. Last time I did that, I threw a pound of cold pulled
pork in a small pan and warmed it up with a dash or two of my favorite bbq
sauce. Good eats.

Or, cut a butt in half and freeze part for later.

Good Luck!

-John O