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Article: Cooking up good business
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- The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
- Article date:
- May 27, 1997
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When Angela Abraham was growing up in Clarksdale, Miss., one of her favorite family outings was a visit to her cousin's restaurant. Abraham loved her cousin Abe's barbecue sauce--and she wasn't alone.
In fact, cousin Abe's sauce was so renowned in Clarksdale that his restaurant, Abe's Bar-B-Q Drive-In, quickly became a focal point in the community.
"It's just phenomenal in Clarksdale. Everybody goes to Abe's," Abraham said. "I remember as one of eight kids, we would get so excited to go there. It's really addicting; I promise you get addicted to this sauce."
Today, Abraham doesn't have to go back to Clarksdale to get some of her cousin's barbecue sauce. She now has the family's secret ...