Our
Dumplin Valley Sauce had been lost for 40 years. After the death
of our father in 1992, my brother and I were going through some of
Dad's things, when we stumbled upon some old recipes. They were
in an old cigar box that was stashed in Dad's closet. They were called
"Smoky Mountain Table Sauces".
My Dad learned to make these sauces from his father and his father
before him. We are not sure just how old these recipes are, but,
they go back over 100 years. Back then in East Tennessee without
the benefit of refrigeration, preserved meats needed a little
"doctorin' up".
Anyway, we started mixin'
up a batch for our own use. Of course, we gave some away to our
friends and soon our "Lost Sauce" became very popular. So much
so, that we are proud to say that we have never met anyone who didn't
like it. Now it is all we can do to keep on makin' sauce.
Try a bottle and you'll see what we mean.
OUR SAUCE HAS WON MANY AWARDS ON THE BBQ COOKING CIRCUIT AND WE WERE FEATURED
IN THE LAKELAND HOME MAGAZINE THAT WAS
DISTRIBUTED BY THE LAKELAND LEDGER!
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