BBQ

Mmmm, 4th of july. Time to fire up the smoker. It's been dormant since thanksgiving, so first I had to clean out the rust. ugh. Brittany requested a sweet barbecue sauce so I made this root beer based sauce. With a cup of dark corn syrup, 1/2 cup of molasses and a cup of root beer it was definitely sweet. Too much. It was almost syrupy (I wonder why). No recipe posted for that until I can adjust it and make it tasty. It is pretty though.
Starts off like this:









Finishes (after a few hours) looking like this:











Since David was doing the brisket and hot links; I figured I'd stick with something quick and easy and hard to mess up. Chickens and bologna. Two different ways on smoking the bologna (heh). Put the entire thing on or slice it first then put it on. The second way turns out the best. Takes in a little more smoke, done in about an hour. The chickens - basic oil and paprika rub then in for 2-3 hours basting with sauce at the end. Oh, and cover the tops with bacon. Even if it doesn't "lock in the moisture" it sure drives the neighborhood crazy with the smell!
Here they are about 30 minutes in:










And at the end: