That Good Old Carolina 'Cue--Part 1: Wilber's and Scott's

Some of my first memories are of going to Griffin's in Goldsboro, NC, for some of that great Carolina-style bbq. I sure liked the barbeque, and developed my "style" of eating it. Every forkful has to have both bbq and cole slaw on it in order to be right. (I'm the same way with corned beef and cabbage- every forkful has to have both.)

I also remember a highlight was my grandfather buying us the 5 cent candy at the counter. I always got Chiclets.

The Chicago Tribune is doing a series on great regional bbq and will be visiting four places: North Carolina, Memphis, Kansas City, and Texas. The first installment was in Wednesday's Good Eating Section. I should mention that the front page of theTribune had both a Scott's Barbeque Sauce label and a picture of the Wilber's Barbeque sign right above the distinctive masthead. How about that, Goldsboro making the front page of the Tribune.

There article was also in the Daywatch online edition. I e-mailed it to several relatives.

The article had a map of NC showing the towns of Welcome (never heard of it), Lexington (the OTHER side), Goldsboro, and Wilson. There were pictures of Lexington bbq, Wilber Shirley (owner of Wilber's who I understand got his 'cue start working at Griffin's). Scott's BBQ Sauce bottles, long-time bbq maestro Leamon Parks at work at Wilber's, and Sybil Scott Seward (from Scott's).

Lovin' That 'Cue and Gettin' Hungry Just Reading 'Bout It. --RoadDog