Barry's Backyard BBQ

We've been hearing about Barry's ever since we came here, as one of the best BBQ places around.  We finally went on Saturday, with neighbours Ken & Mary Lee.  Barry's is, literally, in the middle of nowhere, with no signs to give direction or announce its presence.  It's just there - a couple of white farm type buildings behind a nice looking house, surrounded by fields.  The only giveaways are the mouthwatering smells, and the cars in the parking lot.

As we waited our turn behind a busload on a church outing, we played a homemade mix of billiards and shuffleboard to pass the time, pausing to watch an escaped cow jog down the road.  Had it been a pig, I would have thought it had escaped its fate...but there was no beef on the menu.

The buffet table was loaded with ribs, pulled pork, fried chicken and catfish, along with side dishes, of course.  There were baked beans, pinto beans, greens of some sort (which I didn't try), slaw, potato salad and the inevitable hush puppies.  For the uninitiated, hush puppies are just batter made of flour and corn meal, with onions and sometimes jalapenos  formed into balls and deep fried.  How can you not like fried batter??

And about the catfish...I had only eaten catfish once before I came here, many years ago.  I remember it as very wet and unappealing, and was in no hurry to try it again.  Michael was of the same opinion, until we were convinced that we needed to try it again.  I have come to like it a lot, and have sampled it several different ways - cajun grilled is very nice, but of course dredged in corn meal and fried is extremely good!

After dinner, the homemade ice cream was a must, made in this old fashioned churn.  No sterile factory stuff here - but we're pretty sure no one has died from it yet!!