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Maybe we ought to consider taking up a collection and have our two Jims on this post fix bbq and fish at our next RR gathering.
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Jim, I know Pkl has discounted herring during the course of this post, but I am here to tell you they can be delicious.
Back in the early 70s, I used to take all the mechanics and managers at our eastern North Carolina Wrangler plants over to the Chowan river in April when the herring were "running" coming up the river in droves to spawn.
We used to rent a hunting lodge at Mt. Gould, NC, just down the river from Colerain, the one-time site of the world's largest pickled herring factory.
Those mechanics had all sorts of homemade herring cookers. The secret, of course, was to keep adding plenty of Budweiser to the batter used to lightly bread the herring. Take a sip of beer, pour some beer in the batter.
Those experts would break the back of the herring and cut off the head, leaving the tails on. When they came out of the cookers, you ate them bones and all. Delicious.
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Wow... I could smell bbq all night last night. Wanted some so badddddddddddddddd. I envy your proximity to those places, Charles.
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Ed Mitchell is a Wilson native who has won pitmaster competitions all over the world. When the IRS shut down his Wilson restaurant for failure to pay taxes, he just moved to Raleigh and opened The Pit, which seems to fascinate the Travel Channel folks:
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Now, if ya ain't full when you finish at Parkers, just take a right turn out of the parking lot onto Highwy 301 and another immediate right onto Lovers Lane. Go 'bout a half-mile 'til you get to Downing Street. Bill Ellis BBQ & Chicken Restaurant will be on yer right. At the end of the buffet line is a couple of whole hogs you can just reach over to and pull you off some skin. Ummmmmmmmmmmmm!
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All BBQ roads lead to Wilson, NC, home of old tobacco barns and several world famous que joints, including Parkers on U.S. Highway 301, almost directly across the road from the old Wilson County Speedway. Looks like these boys have left Georgia coming up I-95 North, passed through South Carolina and waved to Pedro at South of the Border in their quest to drive to BBQ Holy Land in Wilson.
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The photos of those two iconic North Carolina souse brands are purely educational. I don't eat the stuff myself!
The historic stock car racing connection is easily established, with the Pender's manufactured in Richard Brickhouse's hometown and the Neese's up the road from Richard Petty's... the two main players in the inaugural Talladega Grand National race in 1969.
When Patsy's friend clicks on the photo to enlarge it, she'll see all the "wholesome" ingredients in the souse loaf!
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The souse on the left - Pender's Brand - is the Richard Brickhouse, Pender County Raceway style from Rocky Point, NC. The souse on the right, Neese's from Greensboro, NC, is what my friend's son always made his souse sandwiches with.
