re: Getting into competition bbq

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i will not mention your name around Yazoo City either. you have my word

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I had an uncle who ran the Billups gas station at the bottom of the big hill on 49W, just past the rail road tracks. They lived there in the 1950s and are long gone (Arkansas) and dead now. I doubt anyone in Yazoo remembers him.

I have been raccoon hunting (actually you mostly chase the dogs all night long) there a few times, but not with people who would be likely remember me, since it was back in the late 1960s.

I worked a few years for Packard Electric Division of General Motors (Sr. Quality Engineer - automotive signal harness) back in the early 1990s and we had a wire harness plant in Yazoo City. They made harnesses for the Corvette and I spent a lot of time in their plant, but I doubt I made any lasting impression on anyone there. I think those harnesses went to Mexico anyhow, and I am certain no one in Sabinas Hidalgo, Mexico remembers me.

I think I am safe to mention in Yazoo City and in any place you might find yourself down in Mexico.

The rubs made by ICA are fine textured - similar grain size to season salt. I am certain you know the first ingredient in any of those products is probably Salt. You can have a custom blend produced with no salt, but they tend to be very expensive if ordered in any quantity, since you are paying for spices alone and salt is much cheaper than Paprika.

I will try to take a photo and put it into another post so you can see it. If I wanted something specific, I would call them and ask. You might be surprised what they have in stock as a house blend.

My thought is the chances are good if you buy a spice rub at Publix, Rouses, Winndixie, Kroger or Piggly Wiggly - something like Uncle Dubb's Rub - That ICA produces the blend, bottles and labels it for whoever owns the Label and distributes it to the grocery chains.

Here is a photo of maybe 2 pounds of bourbon rub (blend #01-2918) to show granular size.



I usually buy maybe 5 pounds at a time. It keeps well, if you keep it sealed. The price varies from purchase to purchase, depending on current pricing on ingredients. Overall, it is not all that expensive.

You can take this blend and mix some in ground beef, make patties and grill. Folks will ask, "What did you do to these patties?" and you can smile and say, "It is a secret." They will hate you at that point.