Barbecue sauce

Wednesday's Food front will be all about barbecue sauces. I know most people here prefer Bridges barbecue (most like one a little more than the other, but it's a 50-50 split on which comes out on top).

While I like both of those places, my barbecue heart lies with The Pit, a dive that's close to downtown Hickory, but a little hard to find. It's not exactly on the beaten path, but I think that's part of what makes it special. I don't know if you can buy it as part of a sandwich or in a restaurant - we always buy a few pounds and freeze a bunch of it so mom can pull it out of the freezer when she needs dinner in a hurry. Stick it in the Crock Pot and let it go until you get home from work... The meat's always great, but I love The Pit's sauce. It's a scorcher. It takes about 1/2 a cup of sauce for about six sandwiches' worth of barbecue.

My other favorite sauce is for Cattlemen's barbecue... but that's a whole different animal... It's what I use when I make my own barbecue at home. I won't give away the rest of the recipe...

What are your favorite sauces?