My Great Grandfather Micheal Goyke came from the Chicago area in the 1880's to homestead in Hand County. During the Blizzard of 1888, my Grandfather, Bernard Goyke was born on that homestead. Micheal raised Duroc Jersey hogs, and later Bernard followed in his father's footsteps on the same homestead, with his wife Anna and daughter Berniece. The wealthy viewed the knobby, gelatinous ham hocks as undesirable. Laborers used the marrow-rich bones and meat to flavor beans, vegetables, and broth…
