BBQ Bologna is Baloney

Are you kidding me? Outside a couple dirt farmers in Oklahoma, rattlesnakes trappers in Western Tennessee and Kentucky who else would confuse this common luncheon meat with BBQ?
This is just wrong!
BBQ Bologna (or baloney) was reportedly a favorite meal for Elvis.  Need I say more?  And yes, Billy Sims is trying to market the stuff.  But given the woeful financial situation of this former Oklahoma Sooner great, I suspect he came to know and love bologna for all the wrong reasons.

Is the world clamoring for this plain cousin of the hot dog?  Maybe.  I was impressed to see so many hits on my Google search... that is until I actually clicked on the top 10 or so links.  They are linked back to the SAME website with a VIDEO (for crying out loud) on how to throw a hunk of bologna on the grill and wait until it starts to smoke.  The guy on the video seemed uncomfortably familiar.  As one commenter to the video wrote, "Watch your back. I mean literally."

Elmer's BBQ (4130 South Peoria  in Tulsa) has been serving bologna for years.  Elmer's company motto is "It Be Bad".  Three guesses what Elmer is talking about.

Per David Letterman - Top 10 Excuses of the Guy Arrested For Smuggling 750 Pounds of Bologna

10. "I wanted to get my Christmas shopping done early"
9. "Used to smuggle drugs, but now everybody's into the Atkins diet"
8. "It seemed like a good idea when I was drunk"
7. "First I get caught mailing myself in a crate and now this"
6. "Rush Limbaugh has a new addiction"
5. "If I refused, Oscar Mayer was going to kill my family"
4. "I can't bring luncheon meats across the border? What is this, Russia?"
3. "Was just a decoy for the guy smuggling 800 pounds of olive loaf"
2. "How about I give you fifty pounds of bologna to make this whole problem go away?"
1. "It was medical bologna"

If you're really craving for BBQ Bologna and tempted to do something crazy,  here's a great "recipe" to try while you sneak that rib and slice of brisket in your coonskin pants.

Recipe For Instructional Video
Whole or Half Beef Bologna (3-6lbs)
Brown Sugar
Mustard
Soy Sauce

Cut slits in top of the Bologna roll as shown to allow proper seasoning. Coat with prepared mustard, soy sauce, and brown sugar. Place in shallow pan opposite the hot coals in a 225-300F grill. Add beer or water to bottom of pan for added moisture. Then add liquid to maintain moisture as required. "Low and Slow" for up to 4 hours, or until you can't wait any longer to eat on this bad boy!

Slice and then brown slices directly over coals. (optional) Serve with a quality roll and your favorite condiments (mayo of course).