Mayonnaise...

OK, OK, OK... The comments I got concerning ribs and the various condiments that can or can not be used with them has required this post.

So, here are some new fact list items:

-There is no mayonnaise with ribs (There is no crying in baseball...)
Only barbeque sauce or dry rub

-There is no mayonnaise with hot dogs
Only mustard, ketchup, onions, chili, cheese, relish and cole slaw
(Even "Cosmic Dogs" doesn't offer mayonnaise...)

-There is no mayonnaise on corn dogs, fried chicken, french fries, fried pickles or others of the type (mmmphh...).

-There CAN be mayonnaise on hamburgers, croissant cheeseburgers, turkey sandwiches and other deli type sandwiches.

-And lastly, mayonnaise, butter and bacon are not major food groups.

So, try some leafy green vegetables of maybe some dusty dirt mmmm...

The Dad

Ribs...

OK, so it has been awhile since the last posting. I thought about several things but for now, it's ribs.

One of the things that I am trying to do is find the correct way to cook - smoke ribs. The Fabulous Fall Fun Fest was last weekend and I got the chance to talk to several of the participants in the Cookeville CookOff.

I thought initially that there was an involved process that you had to go through to get to that level of competing. I found out that all you have to do is pay the entry fee and be there on time.

All the rest, the signs, the big smokers, the fancy rigs, the campers... are just the accoutrements that people like to have to go to these cook offs. I saw everything from huge RVs with stainless steel smokers and heat control devises on big trailers to small smokers with people sitting under one of those portable tents. The winner of the cook off was someone with equipment in between those two types.

So, now what... First, I have to start perfecting the 4 items that need to be entered. They are ribs, beef brisket, pork butt and chicken. I think I can do chicken, so now its on to ribs.

So, over the next time frame, whenever I give someone some ribs to taste, you have to smile and say... "mmm, good".
AND (the newest fact list item)

When describing the taste of ribs, you can't mention the word - paprika.

Yea
The Dad