Query for N/S Carolinians

Tess said:

Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip. I'm
a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well. I
understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's a
placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get here.
And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte : )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

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Tess said:

Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip.
I'm
a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well.
I
understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's
a
placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get
here.
And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like
it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte
: )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
--
Susan N.

Wow, you're helpful! I'm pretty sure that we pass through Goldsboro as we
enter N.C. via N. Georgia and then through S.C. The return trip will be via
a different route, because of stopping off in Mt. Airy, so we might even be
able to make it to Lexington, as well.

Thanks bunches : )

- Tess

Tess said:

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Tess said:

Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip.
I'm
a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well.
I
understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's
a
placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get
here.
And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like
it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte
: )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
--
Susan N.

Wow, you're helpful! I'm pretty sure that we pass through Goldsboro as we
enter N.C. via N. Georgia and then through S.C. The return trip will be via
a different route, because of stopping off in Mt. Airy, so we might even be
able to make it to Lexington, as well.

Thanks bunches : )

- Tess

If you are coming up on I95, you will be near Goldsboro. Lexington is
just south of Winston Salem.

I live in the Mt. Airy area.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

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"Tess" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>Hiya : )
>
>Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip.
>I'm
>a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as
>well.
>I
>understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
>live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had
>were
>the tomato-based kind.
>
>Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom
>there's
>a
>placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I
>mean,
>for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get
>here.
>And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.
>
>Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles
>of
>it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
>is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is
>mustard-based.
>Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.
>
>Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I
>can
>see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just
>theme-parky
>sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like
>it,
>or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte
>: )
>
>Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~
>
>- Tess
>

I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
--
Susan N.

Wow, you're helpful! I'm pretty sure that we pass through Goldsboro as we
enter N.C. via N. Georgia and then through S.C. The return trip will be
via
a different route, because of stopping off in Mt. Airy, so we might even
be
able to make it to Lexington, as well.

Thanks bunches : )

- Tess

If you are coming up on I95, you will be near Goldsboro. Lexington is
just south of Winston Salem.

I live in the Mt. Airy area.

Susan N.

Oo! Lucky *you*! We'll just pop over to your house and eat with you then : )

Then perhaps you might know what the temperature will be like around the
week of the 21st of February? We think we might have a warm spell right
about then, but you're further north than we are. Sweatshirt weather, you
think, or *coat-wearing* weather?

Tess said:

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> "Tess" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>>Hiya : )
>>
>>Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip.
>>I'm
>>a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as
>>well.
>>I
>>understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
>>live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had
>>were
>>the tomato-based kind.
>>
>>Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom
>>there's
>>a
>>placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I
>>mean,
>>for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get
>>here.
>>And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.
>>
>>Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles
>>of
>>it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
>>is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is
>>mustard-based.
>>Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.
>>
>>Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I
>>can
>>see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just
>>theme-parky
>>sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like
>>it,
>>or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte
>>: )
>>
>>Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~
>>
>>- Tess
>>
>
> I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
> western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
> It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
> mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
> --
> Susan N.

Wow, you're helpful! I'm pretty sure that we pass through Goldsboro as we
enter N.C. via N. Georgia and then through S.C. The return trip will be
via
a different route, because of stopping off in Mt. Airy, so we might even
be
able to make it to Lexington, as well.

Thanks bunches : )

- Tess

If you are coming up on I95, you will be near Goldsboro. Lexington is
just south of Winston Salem.

I live in the Mt. Airy area.

Susan N.

Oo! Lucky *you*! We'll just pop over to your house and eat with you then : )

Then perhaps you might know what the temperature will be like around the
week of the 21st of February? We think we might have a warm spell right
about then, but you're further north than we are. Sweatshirt weather, you
think, or *coat-wearing* weather?

Go to www.weather.com and put in Mt. Airy, NC and you can get the
current weather and the 10 day forecast (bottom of the page.) Through
the 16th they are forecasting highs in the 40's and 50's. Keep
checking as it gets closer to the time.

--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

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"Tess" <[email hidden]> wrote:

>
>"The Cook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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>> "Tess" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>>
>>>Hiya : )
>>>
>>>Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side
>>>trip.
>>>I'm
>>>a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as
>>>well.
>>>I
>>>understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well,
>>>I
>>>live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had
>>>were
>>>the tomato-based kind.
>>>
>>>Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom
>>>there's
>>>a
>>>placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I
>>>mean,
>>>for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get
>>>here.
>>>And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.
>>>
>>>Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles
>>>of
>>>it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other
>>>one
>>>is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is
>>>mustard-based.
>>>Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.
>>>
>>>Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I
>>>can
>>>see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just
>>>theme-parky
>>>sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody
>>>like
>>>it,
>>>or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case,
>>>Charlotte
>>>: )
>>>
>>>Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~
>>>
>>>- Tess
>>>
>>
>> I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina. If you want
>> western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to Lexington.
>> It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC BBQ, the
>> mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.
>> --
>> Susan N.
>
>Wow, you're helpful! I'm pretty sure that we pass through Goldsboro as
>we
>enter N.C. via N. Georgia and then through S.C. The return trip will be
>via
>a different route, because of stopping off in Mt. Airy, so we might even
>be
>able to make it to Lexington, as well.
>
>Thanks bunches : )
>
>- Tess

If you are coming up on I95, you will be near Goldsboro. Lexington is
just south of Winston Salem.

I live in the Mt. Airy area.

Susan N.

Oo! Lucky *you*! We'll just pop over to your house and eat with you then
: )

Then perhaps you might know what the temperature will be like around the
week of the 21st of February? We think we might have a warm spell right
about then, but you're further north than we are. Sweatshirt weather, you
think, or *coat-wearing* weather?

Go to www.weather.com and put in Mt. Airy, NC and you can get the
current weather and the 10 day forecast (bottom of the page.) Through
the 16th they are forecasting highs in the 40's and 50's. Keep
checking as it gets closer to the time.
Susan N.

I practically *live* in the weather channel - yes, you got it, I'm a weather
nerd : ) Around here, which is central Alabama, we have an unseasonably warm
snap right about then, and all the yellow flower bloom. Then it will often
get *really* cold again, and freeze them : ( I don't care *what* the
groundhog said, we are *not* going to have six more weeks of winter! I've
got a garden to plant ...

- Tess

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Then perhaps you might know what the temperature will be like around the
week of the 21st of February? We think we might have a warm spell right
about then, but you're further north than we are. Sweatshirt weather,

you

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think, or *coat-wearing* weather?

Go to www.weather.com and put in Mt. Airy, NC and you can get the
current weather and the 10 day forecast (bottom of the page.) Through
the 16th they are forecasting highs in the 40's and 50's. Keep
checking as it gets closer to the time.
Susan N.

I practically *live* in the weather channel - yes, you got it, I'm a

weather

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nerd : ) Around here, which is central Alabama, we have an unseasonably

warm

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snap right about then, and all the yellow flower bloom. Then it will often
get *really* cold again, and freeze them : ( I don't care *what* the
groundhog said, we are *not* going to have six more weeks of winter! I've
got a garden to plant ...

- Tess

'Lexinton Barbecue' is the mecca of that style bbq. I have relatives in the
area. Situated between Kannapolis and Concord hard off of I 85 it is a must
stop,and eat. I live in East Central Alabama and agree with everything that
Tess has posted. Don't need no more of this stinkin weather,and Mr.
Groundhog would be yummy with black eyed peas and yams..so there.

Hubert(my real name et.) Liverman

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Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip.

I'm

Quoted message said:

a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well.

I

Quoted message said:

understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's

a

Quoted message said:

placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get

here.

Quoted message said:

And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like

it,

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or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte

: )

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Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

There is no particular sauce for the Carolinas. There isn't even a sauce for
N.C. and S.C. In North Carolina there are Eastern, Western, and Piedmont.
In South Carolina there are Eastern, Western and Charlotte (tomato based).
More divisions are possible. The Carolinas are the highest point for BBQ
(IMO). There is also the matter of "rubs" and "finishing sauces". Here are a
couple that I like. Don't forget that Carolina BBQ is pork!

Charlie

North Carolina: Eastern Style

4 c cider vinegar
1/4 c brown sugar
3 tb salt
1 tb red pepper flakes
1 1/2 ts cayenne
1 ts pepper

Combine.

South Central Carolina Gold

1 1/2 c mustard
5 tb brown sugar
4 tb tomato paste
3 tb apple cider vinegar
1tb Worcestershire Sauce
1/2 ts cayenne
1/2 ts black pepper
1/2 t garlic powder

1. Combine and simmer for about 5 minutes to. dissolve sugar. Important tip:
Don't overcook.

Tess said:

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like
it, or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case,
Charlotte : )

The following recipes and restaurant information are from _Celebrating
Barbecue_:

Most Basic Eastern North Carolina (Coastal)-Style Barbecue Sauce

1 quart cider vinegar
2 tablespoons crushed red pepper flakes or red pepper sauce
(Texas Pete is the traditional brand used in North Carolina)
1 tablespoon salt or to taste
2 teaspoons black pepper or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to
combine. No refrigeration is necessary.

Eastern North Carolina (Coastal)-Style Barbecue Sauce

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon red pepper sauce
2 teaspoons black pepper or to taste
2 teaspoons salt or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to
combine. Store in the refrigerator up to two months.

South Carolina-Style Barbecue Sauce

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup white vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
3/4 cup yellow mustard
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons black pepper or to taste
2 teaspoons salt or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to
combine. Store in the refrigerator up to two months.

South Carolina-Style Table Sauce or Dip

1 1/2 cups yellow mustard
5 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
1/2 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat. When the sauce
begins to pop and bubble, lower the heat as much as possible. Simmer for
about 5 minutes, just to dissolve the sugar, stirring frequently.

Remove from the heat and cool. Serve at room temperature. Store in the
refrigerator up to two months.

Western North Carolina (Piedmont)-Style Barbecue Sauce

"The farther west, the redder the sauce that is used for mopping during
cooking or for seasoning cooked meat."

1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 cup tomato juice, tomato sauce, or ketchup
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoons black pepper or to taste
2 teaspoons salt or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a container with a tight-fitting lid. Shake to
combine. Store in the refrigerator up to two months.

Western North Carolina (Piedmont)-Style Table Sauce or Dip

1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
1 cup ketchup or tomato sauce
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or to taste
1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce, or to taste

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan over low heat. When the sauce
begins to pop and bubble, lower the heat as much as possible. Simmer for 20
to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove from the heat and cool. Serve at room temperature. Store in the
refrigerator up to two months.

Legendary Carolina Barbecue Restaurants

North Carolina

"Eastern Style"

The Skylight Inn (Pete Jones' Barbecue)
"Look for the white dome"
4617 Lee St, Ayden NC
919-746-4113

Murray's Bar-B-Que
4700 Old Poole Road, Raleigh NC
919-231-6258

Allen & Son Bar-B-Que (two locations)
6203 Neilhouse Rd, Chapel Hill NC
919-942-7576 (will ship barbecue)

U.S. 15-501 between Chapel Hill and Pittsboro, just north
of Haw River Bridge
919-542-2294

"Western Style"

Barbecue Center, Inc.
900 N. Main, Lexington NC
336-248-4633 (will ship barbecue)
www.barbecuecenter.com

Lexington Barbecue #1
#10 Highway 29, 70 S., Lexington NC
336-249-9814

"Eastern and Western Style Plus Soul Food"

Mitchell's Barbecue and Seafood
6228 S. Ward St., Wilson NC
252-291-3808

South Carolina

Maurice's Gourmet Barbecue (eleven locations shown on web site)
http://www.mauricesbbq.com

Smokin' Stokes Barbecue Restaurant
417 Stewart, Greenville SC
864-242-9716

Bob

Tess said:

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte : )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

Tess,

Here is my version of Eastern N. Carolina Sauce, I enjoy it on chops and
fresh ham in particular.

BobSlov

Mustard B-B-Q Sauce

by Bob Slover

2 Tbsp. Grainy Southern-style Mustard
6 Tbsp. Yellow Mustard
6 Tbsp. Sugar
1 Cup Cider Vinegar
2 tsp. Chili Powder
1 tsp. Black Pepper
1 tsp. White Pepper
1/2 tsp. Light Soy Sauce
2 Tbsp. Butter

Combine all but soy sauce & butter in a sauce pan & simmer for 10 - 15
minutes.
Remove from heat & stir in soy sauce & butter.
Baste meat last 10 minutes of cooking & serve
remaining sauce on the side for dipping.
Great on fresh ham roast, chops & pork butt roasts.
Makes approx. 1 cup

Thanks, everybody! I got a ton of recipes out of that : ) I'm going to give
it a go again. Someone suggested using this sauce on ham and pork chops -
which makes perfect sense to me.

When I don't like something, I generally keep trying it until I do, unless
it's apparent that I will *never* like it. Sounds to me as though I just
didn't care for Mickey Mouse's special sauce : )

If anybody knows of any more great places to eat in Charlotte/Mt. Airy/Pilot
Mountain, please be sure and let me know, okay?

Thanks bunches : )

- Tess

Tess said:

Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip. I'm
a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well. I
understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's a
placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get here.
And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte : )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

Essentially brown sugar and mustard. Though each may have a
different version of it.

From my Barbecue Meatloaf that I got from Yankee Main Dish
Church Supper cookbook it is sort of a blend, but more
tomato based:

CookWare(tm) from Cooking Light(r)

Barbecue Sauce

SOURCE: Yankee Main Dish Church Supper Cookbook (excerpts)
PAGE: 12

INGREDIENTS FOR 1 SERVINGS:
1-1/2 cups tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons vinegar
3 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
2 teaspoons Worchestershire sauce

INSTRUCTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in saucepan and heat until well
blended,
stirring. Use as a baste for meatloaf or whatever.

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While I'm at it, here is the recipe, I've sometimes added
black olives or jalepeño peppers.

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CookWare(tm) from Cooking Light(r)

Barbecue Meatloaf

SOURCE: Yankee Main Dish Church Supper Cookbook (excerpts)
PAGE:
12

INGREDIENTS FOR 6 SERVINGS:
1 whole onion, minced
1-1/2 tablespoon butter
1-1/2 pounds ground beef (or turkey/chicken)
1/2 cup fresh bread crumbs
1 whole egg
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1-1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:
Sauté onion in butter until soft. Combine with other
ingredients
and mix well. Form into loaf and place in a 10"x14" baking
pan.
Pour 1/2 cup Barbecue Sauce over loaf.

Bake for 1 hour at 350°F, basting from time to time with the
remaining sauce.

NOTE: If you love it as much as I, then you may find that it
serves less than 6, you may even find that you will have to
make
one for yourself and 1 for the rest. :-)

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:

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On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 07:41:23 -0500, The Cook <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Tess said:

Hiya : )

Somewhere else I mentioned about going to Mt. Airy, N.C. as a side trip. I'm
a BBQ fiend ( just Love pulled pork ), and almost all BBQ sauces, as well. I
understand that they're Really Big on BBQ in the Carolinas, too. Well, I
live in The Deep South, and the only kinds of BBQ sauce I've ever had were
the tomato-based kind.

Okay, last October I went to Disney World. Over in Animal Kingdom there's a
placed called "Flame Tree BBQ", and it's really something special. I mean,
for theme park food, it is *really* good 'Q, almost as good as we get here.
And there are all kinds, of course, regionally speaking.

Now, they have *two* kinds of BBQ sauce there, and you can buy bottles of
it. One is the tomato-based kind ( darned good, too ), and the other one
is - can you see this coming? - "Carolina Sauce", which is mustard-based.
Well, I gave it a try, but wasn't wild about it.

Right, here are the questions : Does anybody have a recipe for it so I can
see what's in it? What are the chances that maybe it was just theme-parky
sauce, and the kind I'll find in N.C. will be better? Does anybody like it,
or is it just me? I figured, when in Rome ... or in this case, Charlotte : )

Thanks for Ye Olde Input ~

- Tess

Susan,
You started telling about North Carolina Barbeque but you left a
couple of blanks:

Quoted message said:

I believe that mustard based sauce is South Carolina.

(yep...South Carolina does the Mustard Based barbeque sauce)

If you want >western NC barbecue, go down highway 52 from Mt. Airy to
Lexington. It is the mecca for western NC BBQ. If you want eastern NC
BBQ, the mecca is Wilbers in Goldsboro, NC.

and Susan, don't forget "Parkers Barbeque" in Wilson, NC!

The western North Carolina barbeque sauce is a sweet tomato based
sauce sweeter than your refrigerator variety Kraft sauce. The eastern
North Carolina barbeque sauce is "vinegar based" with various pepper
seeds floating around in it.

If you're in Charlotte check out Sonny's Barbeque and try their
"pulled pork" with sweet tomato based sauce...it is good!

Bill

Quoted message said:

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Susan N.

Bill said:

The western North Carolina barbeque sauce is a sweet tomato based
sauce sweeter than your refrigerator variety Kraft sauce. The eastern
North Carolina barbeque sauce is "vinegar based" with various pepper
seeds floating around in it.

Huh? The sauce you cite as 'western' is actually from Tennessee,
having crept over the mountains. (And found only in limited areas at
the extreme western end of the state.)

Then there is the Lexington (miscalled by some as Piedmont) sauce
(vinegar/tomato based and not sweet at all). Finally there is vinegar
based sauce of the East. There is actually little difference (in
general) between the Lexington and Eastern sauce except for the
absence of tomato in the East.

D.
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