We can't go to B'ham without going to Pete's for a hot dog and Grapico(sp?)! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn S. Leslie" <esleslie@bellsouth.net> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:11 AM Subject: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs > For the person who asked about Pete's, I knew I had read an article not > too long ago in either the Birmingham News or a food magazine. I googled > and found the article here: > > http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/223467/birmingham_attractions_petes_famous.html > > No, we're not all too young to remember a shopping trip via streetcar to > downtown and a Pete's hotdog at lunch - I can still smell the aroma when > you entered the door of "the world's narrowest restaurant!" > Evelyn S. Leslie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Grapico was my favorite drink with barbecue. Speaking of barbecue, I never saw it anything except sliced until 1957 when I moved. Of course, I have since been introduced to far more of the abundant world of barbecue. My wife says that in Texas barbecue is a verb, and the joke is that they barbecue anything that flies, walks, and crawls. We once ate at a reknowned barbecue den in Llano - Oh, Boy! But you would not go in unless you had heard about it. We still talk about that place north of Austin. Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandi Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:21 AM To: Evelyn S. Leslie; aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs We can't go to B'ham without going to Pete's for a hot dog and Grapico(sp?)! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Evelyn S. Leslie" <esleslie@bellsouth.net> To: <aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 8:11 AM Subject: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs > For the person who asked about Pete's, I knew I had read an article not > too long ago in either the Birmingham News or a food magazine. I googled > and found the article here: > > http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/223467/birmingham_attractions_petes _famous.html > > No, we're not all too young to remember a shopping trip via streetcar to > downtown and a Pete's hotdog at lunch - I can still smell the aroma when > you entered the door of "the world's narrowest restaurant!" > Evelyn S. Leslie > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hey, I live in Llano - I bet the BBQ house you speak of is Cooper's BBQ. On the weekends the deer hunters and tourists line the sidewalks to get in. You pick you meat on outside ovens then take it inside to eat. Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: William Erwin<mailto:wrerwin@nc.rr.com> To: 'Sandi'<mailto:sandi@doubleman.us> ; aljeffer@rootsweb.com<mailto:aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs Grapico was my favorite drink with barbecue. Speaking of barbecue, I never saw it anything except sliced until 1957 when I moved. Of course, I have since been introduced to far more of the abundant world of barbecue. My wife says that in Texas barbecue is a verb, and the joke is that they barbecue anything that flies, walks, and crawls. We once ate at a reknowned barbecue den in Llano - Oh, Boy! But you would not go in unless you had heard about it. We still talk about that place north of Austin. Bill Erwin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, Yes! Catherine had heard about it. We drove up and peered at the cinder block building and wondered about the place. But it was on the "must" list. We walked down and started to open the screen door. The guy beside the ovens (like long, oversized oil barrels - well, Texas size)said, "You get it here." Then he opened up the oven, and there were all sorts of choices of things barbecued. We chose, he put our choices on butcher paper, and we took it inside, paid, and went to a big wooden picnic table. Bread was on the tables. Beans were simmering in a big pot in the corner. I guess there were pickle jars too. Wonderful barbeque and beans. We original colony folk were in wonderland. Deer heads all around the wall. A big sign on the wall listed in great detail the prices for all the things they could do to prepare your venison. Truly, we were, as they say, in the "deer capital of the world." It was one of the joys of our touring around, and we have much told the story of "You get it here." Dear Llano, go dine for us and wave to the far East. My brother and all his family are in Houston, in the Republic as I call it. He is an immigrant who has become a true citizen of thr Republic. Thanks. Bill Erwin -----Original Message----- From: aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:aljeffer-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of K Culpepper Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 9:30 AM To: aljeffer@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs Hey, I live in Llano - I bet the BBQ house you speak of is Cooper's BBQ. On the weekends the deer hunters and tourists line the sidewalks to get in. You pick you meat on outside ovens then take it inside to eat. Kelly ----- Original Message ----- From: William Erwin<mailto:wrerwin@nc.rr.com> To: 'Sandi'<mailto:sandi@doubleman.us> ; aljeffer@rootsweb.com<mailto:aljeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2007 10:12 AM Subject: Re: [ALJEFF] Pete's Hotdogs Grapico was my favorite drink with barbecue. Speaking of barbecue, I never saw it anything except sliced until 1957 when I moved. Of course, I have since been introduced to far more of the abundant world of barbecue. My wife says that in Texas barbecue is a verb, and the joke is that they barbecue anything that flies, walks, and crawls. We once ate at a reknowned barbecue den in Llano - Oh, Boy! But you would not go in unless you had heard about it. We still talk about that place north of Austin. Bill Erwin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message