[jolly music]
- Hello, I'm Margaret Jo McCullen.
- And I'm Teri Rialto.
- And you're listening to...
both: "The Delicious Dish" on National Public Radio.
- Now, Teri, the days are getting longer,
and the mercury is rising.
- It sure is, Margaret Jo, and that can only mean one thing:
both: Summer.
[laughter]
- Now, one of my favorite things about summer
is that you can have your meals outside.
- That is neat.
- Yeah, it's fun.
[laughter]
'Cause it's warm. It's warm outside.
- Yeah.
Summer's my favorite season.
- Same here.
'Cause it's hotter than the rest of the year.
[laughter]
- Yeah, it sure is.
- Yeah, it's neat, isn't it?
- It's fun. Yeah, it's neat. - It's neat.
both: It's good times.
- Now, Teri, we have some exciting ideas
on how to keep cool during the summer months.
- That's right, Margaret Jo.
One of my favorite summer treats
is a nice tall glass of soda water.
[laughter]
- Ooh, me too.
Sometimes to make it more interesting,
I like to add a little bit of ice.
- Thanks for bringing that up.
- You're welcome.
- It's a good point. - Thank you.
- Sure.
- Yeah, and actually, I don't know if you know this,
but there are a lot of different kinds of ice.
- Yep.
You're absolutely right. There's cubed ice.
- Crushed ice.
- Cracked ice.
- Shaved ice.
- Shaved ice?
I didn't know ice could grow a beard.
[laughter]
- That's funny.
Did you just think of that right now?
- No, I thought of it last night and wrote it down.
[laughter]
- You're very funny.
- Thanks.
- You're so fun to be around.
- Thanks. So are you. It's fun being with you.
- Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- But you know, Margaret Jo,
you could drink all the soda water you wanted
and summer still wouldn't be summer without one thing.
both: Cookouts.
- That's right.
That's why we are so thrilled
to have our special guest with us today.
- Yeah, I feel really thrilled.
- Me too.
He's a two-time winner of the Great American Chili Cook Off.
And his spicy, five-alarm barbecue recipes
are all I need to get my bronco bucking.
[laughter]
- So please welcome Rusty "Fireball" Wilson.
Thanks for coming, Fireball.
- Hi, Fireball.
[applause]
- You're sure welcome.
Boy, I'm really fired up to be here.
- Wow. Wow, Fireball.
Talking to you is just like being out in the old wild west.
[laughter]
Tell us, Fireball,
what is your recipe for an unforgettable summer cookout?
- Well, you know, I'm going to hurt my book sales
by telling you this,
but there are three critical ingredients
for an authentic southern barbecue.
You might want to grab a pen for this.
They are meat,
bread,
and sauce.
[laughter]
- You might want to say that again
in case some of our listeners
didn't have a chance to get a pen.
- That's a good idea.
- Sure.
Meat...
Bread...
And sauce.
- Wow, my stomach is really starting to growl.
- But when all this is said and done
no single element of the barbecue
can get your mouth watering like a clean grill.
- I'll be darned.
- I guess that's why you're the expert.
- Yeah.
Should always clean your grill.
A wire brush is a good thing to use.
- I don't mean to rock the boat, Fireball,
but what about using an S.O.S. pad?
- Shoot, I should have put that in my book.
- Thanks.
- You know, Fireball,
I bet there's a world of facts about grills.
- Oh, there sure is.
Did you know that the first gas grill was invented in 1934?
- Yes, I did.
[laughter]
- By Captain Carl Heinrick of Belgium.
- Bingo.
- Hey, look, we have a call. - We have a call.
- That's exciting.
both: "Delicious Dish", you're on the air.
- Yeah, hi. I'm a big fan of the show,
but let me get this straight--
are you guys talking about cooking food outside?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah, we were.
- That's what we were talking about.
- But I mean, there's birds and rain outside.
I mean, who knows what could happen.
- Well, you're right.
But like life, cookouts can be pretty unpredictable.
- Okay. So, here's my question:
could I cook the food inside,
and then eat it while I look out a window?
[laughter]
- Uh, that's not a problem for us.
- No, it's fine.
- Fireball?
- Fine by me.
Only, in that case, you should call it a "cook-in."
[laughter]
- That's funny.
- You should be on "Carson."
[laughter]
- I almost was.
- Well, thank you for calling.
- Thanks for calling.
- Uh-oh, Teri, we've done it again.
We're out of time.
- Oh, that's too bad.
- Well, join us tomorrow on "Delicious Dish"
when our topic will be...
both: Eggs.
- That will be fun.
- I had a good time.
- Me too. - So did I.
- Hope I didn't ruin your show.
- No you didn't. It was really fun for us.
- Yeah, it was good times.
- Yeah, it was.
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