Steve wrote:

> The best ribs, be they pork or beef, come from Texas. Texas turns
> out the highest gross tonnage of properly smoked and seasoned (not
> sauced) ribs.

The "best" ribs are a matter of personal preference. My preference is for
"wet" Memphis-style ribs, with Kansas City coming in second. You're
perfectly free to disagree -- but I've HAD all the different styles, and
there's no chance that I'll come around to your point of view, because I
simply have different tastes. If there was a NEW style of ribs that I hadn't
tried, then maybe they could become my new favorite after I tried them.

Regarding your use of the phrase "highest gross tonnage," it's QUALITY that
matters, not QUANTITY.

Bob