Southern Pit Barbecue

Ingredients

• Stick pork shoulders thoroughly before putting on pit
• V/2 gallons vinegar
• 1 box cayenne pepper
• 1/2 pound butter
• 1 box black pepper
• Salt to taste

Method

1. 1

   Stick pork shoulders flesh side down first, then use the dip frequently until meat is done.

2. 2

   It takes approximately eight hours to cook.

3. 3

   Use dry oak or hickory wood.

4. 4

   Keep the dip hot and season to taste.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Gertrude Bobbitt Circle cook book (1948) by Central Methodist Church (Spencer, N.C.). Gertrude Bobbitt Circle, page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

SOUTHERN PIT BARBECUE FOR 100 POUNDS OF MEAT BEFORE COOKED Stick pork shoulders thoroughly before putting on pit, flesh side down first, then when your meat begins to get about half done begin to use the dip, and continue to use the dip frequently until meat is done. When the meat is thoroughly done the bone will come out. It takes approximately eight hours or more to cook the meat. Use dry oak or dry hickory wood. Oak bark is fine if you can get it. The meat should be at least 18 inches from the coals — the pit should be that deep and about the same width. Put iron bars crosswise and stretch wire (1-inch mesh) over bars and fasten at both ends thoroughly. The wire must be fastened tight or the meat will fall in. Build the fire in pit and get it good and hot and have all coals. Have another fire on the outside to make coals and place these under meat as needed with long' handle shovel. Do not allow grease to catch on fire. If it does, take bottom of long handle shovel and smother fire immediately as this causes meat to scorch. Take meat off fire and place on chopping board and cut according to your taste. Keep barbecue on pit at all times and warm until ready to serve. 100 lbs. of meat will cook down to 50 pounds. DIP FOR 100 POUNDS MEAT BEFORE COOKED V/2 gallons vinegar Salt to taste 1 box cayenne pepper 1/2 pound butter 1 box black pepper

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