Daily Dose of Sultnpapper 11/18/17> … new monthly feature dose of “Will Eat BBQ 4 U”

It hit me last night that food might be a good subject on this Steemit.com, you see I have over 50 years experience in BBQ and other “smoked” food items, so maybe I should start sharing some of that experience.
I looked around on here and sure enough there are plenty of women making serious bank, showing how to prepare food dishes from all around this world. One in particular is @ramengirl , this young lady has a knack for knocking it out the park with her blog which is mainly food related. She isn’t just any young blogger either, she has mastered the art of blogging getting up votes (cash) from both the English speaking folks and the Asian folks as she puts her work out here in dual languages. My hat goes off to her for utilizing her assets to the fullest. Did I mention two languages?
Now let me say, I have never bragged on here about my BBQ prowess, because I’m not much on bragging. I really enjoy firing up the smoker and smoking meat, but that really isn’t my strong suit when it comes to BBQ.
Really good BBQ brisket requires that it has the right dry rub seasoning to give it an additional flavor besides the smoke. My dry rub, which is a secret family recipe, will not be divulged here. Family secrets are best kept in the family. So, how I am I to gain audience and votes if I am not willing to share? The information I am willing to share is where you can get good BBQ in south Texas.

There are several cities and towns that I travel that have some really great BBQ. So I am going to make it that I give you the best information you can have when it comes to finding the best BBQ. So, once a month I will select one of my favorite BBQ joints and tell you a little bit of background about the place. Where it’s located, how it is priced, any awards it has won and what wood they smoke with. I think I will titled those posts as “Will Eat BBQ 4 U “, patterned after the “will work for food “ signs so many “homeless” panhandlers use down here in the south.

So, yesterday as I was leaving Austin, TX. in my rear view mirror; I had my sights set on the little town of Giddings, TX. and the Lost Pines Bar-B-Que.
Before I give you the low down on Lost Pines I thought it would be best to give you some background on the town.

Giddings is a quiet little town with a population that stays around 4,800 folks and is about midway between the capital of Texas, Austin, and the big city of Houston. US Hwy 290 is the main road through town and for most people traveling between Houston and Austin it is nothing but a place to stop and pee or swing through the Mc Donalds for a large drink. Other than that, the train tracks would be another reason, if the crossing arms are down. City people are in too big of a hurry to appreciate the beauty of this little town.

The town was named for the Giddings family that was instrumental in bringing the Houston and Texas Central Rail Road to town in the early 1870’s. The rail line gave the cotton farmers and cattle ranchers a way to move their products to the larger cities of Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.

Situated in the area that would become Lee County, when counties were established, Giddings became the county seat. When the county seat has a population of 4,800 that should tell how rural this area is, so I won’t bother too. The court house is a beautiful old structure built in the 1890’s, the original burned to the ground in the 1880’s.

The first church is still standing and holding services to this day, it is caddy corner from the court house. The church is a nice small wood frame structure with a tall steeple, just like a country church should have.

The old rail depot is being restored right now, I guessing it will be a restaurant and bar, since the sign on the door says they have applied for a liquor license. The luggage platform and building is in good shape but doesn’t appear that anything is in the works for it.

The town has some other interesting places but this isn’t a tour guide service so let’s go eat some BBQ, climb in the truck and let’s have it, we are 3 blocks away from some lean brisket. Lost Pines BBQ is right on the main road, US290, on the east end of town.

Well, son of a biscuit, the parking lot is empty and there isn’t a puff of smoke coming from the pit. This isn’t looking good and I’m hungry from dragging ya’ll all over town. The little sign on the door said closed for a funeral. All I could think at that point was “at least I’m alive and having a bad day, the poor soul being buried can’t say that.” So I drove away hungry and disappointed I couldn’t get my favorite sandwich and smoked baked potato. The three ladies that run the place are gems, always friendly, always a smile to greet you.

The food is good and priced fair, over all, a good BBQ place. Worth the stop if you are traveling between Austin and Houston. I’ll just have to get you pictures of the inside and food next time. So there we have it, the first edition of "Will Eat BBQ 4 U" is in the block chain, without taking a bite.

Until next time,
@sultnpapper
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