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BBQ Princess

Friday, September 05 2008

BBQ Princess

Leslie Scott

To most of us, barbecue means summer and backyard gatherings over plates of grilled chicken, pork, or burgers. For Leslie Scott, barbecue is much more. It's a way of life. As she tells Dick Gordon, making great ribs can make someone fall in love with you.

Leslie comes from a family with a barbecue sauce that goes back five generations. She and her father have worked side-by-side for years at barbecue competitions. But it was not until this summer, when she received a surprise gift from her father, that Leslie realized she had come into her own in the world of barbecue.

• Visit Leslie's blog
• See a photo of Leslie and her father

Music in this story: Barbecue Any Old Time by Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry for the album Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Vol. 3 (1941-1946) [Disc 3]

Voting AT HOME

For Sue Leroux, voting brings back fond childhood memories. She grew up in Lancaster, Ohio, in a neighborhood where there were no public buildings. So Sue's parents agreed to have the neighborhood polling place in their cinderblock basement. Before each election day, her parents transformed the normally unkempt basement into a festive space, where blue-haired ladies snacked on coffee cake. Sue grew up thinking of voting as a sacred rite - a feeling that has stayed with her all her life.

• See a photo of Sue and her three brothers from 1955 standing in front of their house