Mama cooked for dignitaries in every walk of life, and was remembered for her sauce. It is her love that has been preserved in the heritage of this sauce. Yall enjoy a Lil' bit of my Moma's love. The History of Smoking Meats Smoking meat really hasn t changed much in the 100 Years - or for that matter, since earliest history. Essentially, smoking meat produces colors and flavors that many people enjoy.
Smoking also helps in preserving meat to a certain extent.
And finally, smoking can be used as a technique to cook meat. The only proper fuels for smoking are hardwoods, such as hickory, oak, apple, cherry, pear, and other fruit-tree woods. Never use soft woods or woods with needles like pine, cedar or fir. Their resinous smoke will give the meat a bad flavor. Generally, you use sawdust or wood chips from these hardwoods, rather than bigger pieces.