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We tried getting it on local store shelves but struck out. In the summer of 1996 we won the North Carolina Farmers Market, Battle of the Sauces. We loved being around each other, people already loved the Sauce and we loved making it. In 1995 we started making the Sauce on the stove at Mama's house after we all got home from work each day. It came from my daddy, Carl Sr's, side and Mama has tinkered with it over the years to get it where it is today. The BBQ Sauce has been established in the Lewis family since the 1950's. In his own words, hailing from Turner Swamp, North Carolina, enjoy the tale of a true original, Carl "the Cook" Lewis. But the Sauce story started before Carl was even born, doing what it's still doing today, putting a smile on a loved one's face. by cooking & experimenting with family and friends at home, at church, on the road, in the backyard and at BBQ competitions across the country. As of 2011, Carl's line of original BBQ & Hot Sauces, blended Rubs and Marinades, continues to expand the same way this celebrity Grilling Master created them. No overnight success, this delicate recipe has been simmering in the heart of this Southern family for decades among the pines of eastern North Carolina. His regular appearances alongside radio DJ's "John Boy & Billy" on their nationally syndicated "the Big Show," made him a fan favorite as Carl the Cook.
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In 1996 Carl Lewis stole our hearts through our tongues with his original John Boy & Billy's Grillin' Sauce.
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