jmcquown wrote:
>
> On 5/2/2015 12:32 PM, Gary wrote:
> > For a fair simulation of eastern Carolina sauce, you can use your
> > favorite BBQ sauce and just add some vinegar to it.

Sauer's bbq sauce is the best to add some vinegar to. About 1/1 ratio.

>
> For some reason Corky's was one of the most popular BBQ joints
> in Memphis.

Best here in eastern Virginia is Pierces BBQ
Everyone around here seems to know about them.
They sometimes appear on various "top bbq" lists.
I discovered them in 1972 (the year before I moved to Virginia Beach
from the Washington DC area). 3 out of 4 weekends, I would drive down
to VA.Beach for the weekend. I would always stop there and buy 4-5 of
them to munch on for the rest of the drive (another 1.5 hours). BBQ
and cole slaw on a soft bun. YUM! And their sauce recipe is to die
for.

http://www.pierces.com/menu.php?cat=2

heheh I used to get those for $1.00 each but it's been 43 years now
so the higher price is certainly justified.

> I still don't know what the big deal about Corky's was. The sauce was
> very sweet. So were the "BBQ beans" [pintos in sauce] that came with
> it.

When I make "baked beans," I'll buy any brand cans of pork and beans
then enhance them. I'll add onions, green pepper, dry mustard powder,
and some brown sugar. I love the taste but not all do.

Oh well, those are my two stories and I'll stick with them. Can't
change history, right?

G.