Hi Dave,
I live in eastern Tennessee, on the Cumberland Plateau. Here's the
recipe we use for the vinegar sauce and for the cole slaw we pile on
top. This is a vinegary dish!
Jane

Tennessee Vinegar BBQ Sauce

3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup thinly sliced onion
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
1/8 teaspoons crushed red pepper (more or less to your liking)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Combine all of the ingredients in a jar and stir until the sugar and
salt dissolve.


Tennessee Vinegar Cole Slaw
makes about 2 1/2 cups

2 cups Cider vinegar
3 tablespoons ketchup
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 teaspoons coarse salt
1 tablespoon Tabasco or other hot sauce, or more or less to taste
1 to 2 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes, or more or less to taste
1 to 2 teaspoons black pepper


1 small head green or savoy cabbage
1 cup North Carolina Vinegar Sauce

Mix all sauce ingredients in non-reactive bowl. Finely shred cabbage.
Mix all together and chill.