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of different vinegar-based sauces customers can add if they like. While all you can
draw out of him as to the ingredients of his sauces is that they contain vinegar and
water, McManus is happy to ask customers which they prefer.
“Usually the little old ladies want it sweeter,” he says. “Sometimes I have people
that want it naked so that is the reason why I make it that way. My favorite one is the
spicy sauce.”
McManus gives up one more ingredient for the spicy sauce — vinegar, water and
hot peppers.
With any of the sauces the full flavor of the meticulously prepared pork shines
through in each juicy, smoky and tender bite.
The BBQ sandwich comes piled high with homemade coleslaw and yet the meat
and slaw stay in place when lifting the behemoth, almost as if they were trained.
Add the sweet sauce and the mellow flavor balances with smoky richness; add the
spicy and it enhances the smoky pork while enticing the taste buds.
Left: Countless stories have been told at the tables and front porch rocking chairs
at Lanes Ferry. Right: With the grill’s limited seating availability, Big Mac and Marie
McManus say their customers get to know each other while conversing at a shared table.
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