One of the greatest social events ever dreamed up, a picnic is a combination of food, family, friends, recreation, entertainment, and merriment. At the first sign of spring, people begin firing up their grills and taking their meals outdoors, and they dont go back inside until the world freezes over once again. In fact, there are some year-round, die-hard barbecuers who wont quit unless someplace much larger and hotter freezes over, too.