Dear Karen, I noticed that you had BBQ beef sandwiches, not pork. Generally, in St. Louis, would barbequed ribs be beef or pork? Georgia in Michigan Is barbeque in St. Louis beef or pork? On Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:31:50 -0500 "karen aquadro" <kaqua@swbell.net> writes: > The discussion re BBQ reminded me of my favorite place ever - Ed's > White > Front. It was at Natural Bridge and Goodfellow for many, many > years. My > girlfriend and I would meet there after work for the best potato > salad and > BBQ beef sandwiches. They also served bread dip - 3 slices of white > bread > covered in their wonderful BBQ sauce. Nothing like it. They were > the only > place I ever heard of deep frying their hamburgers and man I would > die for > one today. > > They closed that restaurant sometime in the 70's and opened one on > Lindbergh > right south of Northwest Plaza. The food was still as good but it > didn't > seem to do well and closed. I later saw a blurb somewhere that you > could > purchase the sauce from the owner who was in south St. Louis - but > I've long > lost the number. Too bad - there's nothing on the grocery store > shelves > that could match it. > > Karen Aquadro > Maryland Hts > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jims505@aol.com [mailto:Jims505@aol.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 3:30 PM > To: MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [StL-Metro] Barbara The BBQ Lady > > Yeah Shirl: what's the recipe.----Jim > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > C'mon Shirl, share that recipe!!!!!! > > ShineOn101@aol.co > m > To > 08/26/2003 11:50 > MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L@rootsweb.com > AM cc > Subject > [StL-Metro] Tamales vs > Barbeque > I don't know about tamales in STL. But I didn't show up in our > family > until > 1937. What I do remember is the best barbequed ribs that ever > existed or > ever > will exist, in my family's opinion. It was John's Rib Station on > Garrison > St. The wonderful black owner, John (I think last name was Robison, > but > not > sure anymore), had his own secret sauce. His waitress was called > "Johnny" > but > not sure if that was her real name. She was a large black lady that > was > just a > bundle of love. My parents were going there to eat from the mid > 1920's > long > before I was born. When I came along my mother started me out when > only a > few > months old with a taste of that wonderful hot sauce. And, I mean > hot....... > By the time daddy died in 1948 when I was 10 years old, John's Rib > Station > was > no more. Old John died and no one in his family wanted to carry on > with > the > best barbeque ever made. My oldest brother who is now 82 years old > did get > > the recipe from the waitress, Johnny, before the restaurant > completely > closed > down. Now my brother makes the best barbeque sauce in the world. > Because > my > siblings are all in their 70's and 80's, every year our family has > a > reunion. > My brother makes this sauce and brings it (with meat) in a big crock > pot. > And, > I am fortunate to have been able to talk him into giving me the > recipe only > a > couple of years ago. I probably should bottle and sell it. I know > it > would > be a hit. > > So..... now back to tamales..... Except for canned tamales, I never > tasted > Mexican food until I moved to Houston TX in 1980. Now it is my > most > favorite > food, except for barbeque when I can have that special John's Rib > Station > sauce. > > Shirl Hite Sieli > b. STL 1937 > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > If you are researching the Irish in St. Louis, you might want to > have a look > at Diane Shaw's websites: > http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/Irshnstl.htm and > http://members.gtw.net/~seamus/KerryPatch.htm > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.512 / Virus Database: 309 - Release Date: 08/19/2003 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.515 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 09/01/2003 > > > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > I only work on Genealogy on days that end in "Y". > > > ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today!