Photo by Greg Eans, Messenger-Inquirer.com/geans@messenger-inquirer.com

Sandra Thomas, left, and her father in-law, Billy Thomas, laugh together as they stir burgoo in large kettles for the Blessed Mother cooking during the 39th annual International Bar-B-Q Festival in Owensboro, Ky.

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