A Mountain of Meat at Louie Mueller Barbecue

TAYLOR — We ended up in this pleasant Central Texas town in a roundabout way. Since our trip to Austin had been considerably delayed by an 18-wheeler jackknifed at Salado, I called TxDOT before we left A-Town to ascertain the I-35’s condition. “Everything is fine right now,” the nice lady said. “No wrecks or weather issues.” So we headed north, figuring to be home about 3 p.m. We neared the excellent rest stop in Jarrell, built with a storm shelter after that little town was devastated by an F-5 tornado in 1997 that killed 27 people in a town of just 410 people. I planned to make...

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