BACKYARD BARBEQUE THE FAVORITE SUMMER PARTY

When it comes to summertime fun, most people like to celebrate the season by lighting up the charcoal. A FoodNetwork.com poll shows that a backyard barbeque is the favorite type of summer party, with 59-percent saying they enjoy gathering with friends and family around the grill. Coming in a distant second place is a poll party, which eleven-percent prefer. Water also plays a role in the third most popular summer party -- six-percent have the most fun at beach picnics. Pizza and ice cream apparently don't factor in to many people's summer party plans. Only three-percent say they like ice cream socials, and just two-percent enjoy pizza parties during the summer. But roughly one in five people simply like a summer party. Nearly 20-percent note they would go to any of these types of events during the summer.