Barbecue Crossroads: Notes and Recipes From a Southern Odyssey

297 Pages·2013·30.453 MB·English

by  Lovett, O. Rufus;Walsh, Robb

N O T E S a n d R E C I P E S F R O M A
S O U T H E R N O D Y S S E Y
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R O B B W A L S H
P H O T O G R A P H S B Y
O . R U F U S L O V E T T
U n iv e r s it y o f T e x as P r e s s Aust i n

Publication of this book was aided by the generous support of
Michele and Brad Moore
Ellen and Edward Randall
Richard and Martha Rorschach
Text copyright © 2013 by Robb Walsh
Photographs copyright © 2013 by O. Rufus Lovett
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Walsh, Robb, 1952–
Barbecue crossroads : notes and recipes from a southern odyssey / By Robb Walsh ;
Photographs by O. Rufus Lovett. — First edition.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-292-73932-1 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Barbecuing—Southern States. I. Lovett, O. Rufus, 1952– photographer. II. Title.
TX840.B3W35 2012
641.7'60975—dc23
2012035824
doi:10.7560/739321
Frontis: Community barbecue crew member Bubba Roese at
the Sons of Hermann Lodge in Washington, Texas
Pages iv–v: The woodpile at Smitty’s Market in Lockhart, Texas.
Post oak is seasoned for two years before it’s burned.
Dedicated to Richard Walsh and
Opal Rufus Lovett

C O N T E N T S
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Preface: Saying Grace xi
1 Pits and Pulpits 3
2 Eat Dessert First 23
3 The Spiritual Home of Barbecue 39
4 Convenience Stores 57
5 Big Pigs and Little Pigs 71
6 Fast Food and Slow Food 91
7 Barbecue Barbarians 113
8 The High Life 131
9 Fresh Air and Parched Peanuts 147
10 Shoulders and Red Dip 155
11 Whole Hog and Old Hickory 183
12 Young Blood 205
13 The Cook-Off Circus 221
14 Community Barbecues 233
Acknowledgments 261
Bibliography 265
index of Recipes and Food Preparation 269
General Index 273