[rec.food.recipes] OVO-LACTO: North Alabama White BBQ Sauce

margaret@infonode.ingr.com (Margaret Wiginton) (05/27/91)

I've seen some requests recently for BBQ sauces.  Here something
you might enjoy:

I live in north Alabama,  where bar-b-que is *real* important.  The
thing is,  you seldom see any sweet,  tomato-y BBQ sauce around here.
A popular alternative is "white sauce".  I use it to baste chicken with
when I'm grilling it and as a dipping sauce.  It also make a great
dipping sauce for pork.

Here is a *recipe*,  of sorts:

mayonaise
vinegar
lemon juice
LOTS of black pepper
just enough sugar to make it right

I'm sorry I don't have the exact measurements -- I just keep mixing the
mayonaise,  vinegar,  and lemon juice together until I get a mixture
where no one flavor is overpowering -- they should all blend just
right.  Then A LOT of black pepper (I don't think you can add too
much.)  Finally, I add about a spoonful of sugar.

I love this stuff -- and so do the *famous* BBQ restaurants in north
Alabama,  such as _Bob Gibson's_,  _Whitt's_,  and _Greenbrier_ (all in
Decatur,  Alabama.)  The strange thing is,  when you go south of here,
say to Birmingham, "white sauce" disappears,  and that sweet,  tomato-y
stuff is common.  Go figure.

Hope you enjoy this,