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The oldest recipe I could find corresponds with traditional outdoor cooking methods. It is taken from The Kentucky Housewife by Mrs. Lettice Bryan, and it describes preparing barbecued shoat — a term that refers to a young pig that has been weaned. The process outlined in this 1839 recipe involves seasoning the meat with salt, pepper, and molasses, allowing it to marinate, and then cooking it slowly over clear coals for several hours.