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SMALL TOWN HISTORY: Luling, TX
Food

Bar-B-Que is no joking matter in Luling, Texas.
From People Magazine to the New York Times, all have praised Luling's famous
bar-b-que. On a personal note, there is something about City Market's bar-b-que
sauce that is just beyond words. Calling it good would be a huge understatement!
If your lucky enough to be at City Market on a day when Reverend Garry Brown
and Fredd, otherwise known as the Pie Masters, happen to be in town, you're
in for a real treat. Not only will you be able to purchase any of their
delicious homemade pies, cobblers, brownies, and breads, but you'll also
be treated to many of their catchy sayings such as: "If you get the meat,
we got the sweets" and "Don't cheat yourself, treat yourself!" There is
also a general variety of food in town, ranging from Mexican and Chinese
to burgers and pizza. The year-round Farmers Market offers seasonal produce.
Shopping
Along Luling's main street and the general area are numerous
shops containing antiques, collectibles, gifts, arts and crafts, and jewelry.
At Douglas Jewelers you can find a wide variety of watermelon jewelry (if
you can get there before the selection sells out and it goes quick, so hurry)!
You can also find this fine jewelry on the web at www.douglasjewelers.com.
In Luling's Original Farmers Market you can find Barb's House of Glass owned
by Barbara Hall, who is also a Luling Member of the Chamber of Commerce.
Here you will find beautiful handmade glass pieces ranging from plates to
vases to chickens and bluebonnets, and everything in between.
On some weekends, Larry and Crystal Elliot put out
their metal art at the the City's Flea-Mart to sell. They own the Southwest
Metal Art. When we spoke to Crystal about her metal work she said, " One
mans' trash is another mans' treasure." Must be true, because they create
many pieces of art from benches to Bar-B-Que pits out of pieces of iron
or metal. They sell shapes of Texas with five stars across the top of it
made out of old plow disk. It must be great to have a job that suits you.
She does the drawing and he does the cutting.
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