Q Barbeque is a chain here in Virginia. They sell a dessert called pineapple hot dish which is pretty yummy. But it doesn’t have crackers or cheese, as far as I can tell.
I was born and raised in the Dirty Souf, and I never heard of this until I moved up here. So I’ve been assuming it is some kind of weird Virginia thing, along with coleslaw on BBQ sandwiches.
Am I the only one more distracted/disturbed by the “Jack and Coke Sheet Cake”?
I was about to say “there’s cobbler, and then there’s a sweet dish with cheddar on top!” and then remembered that people up here put cheddah on their apple pie. I haven’t tried it yet but it doesn’t seem too crazy. Probably because it’s taciturn Yankees and they seem extra-sane.
Coleslaw on BBQ is pretty common all over the place. Definitely had it in Tennessee, Mississippi, Kansas City, etc. (And, of course, all sorts of places up North.)
Doesn’t sound much worse than this. 
I’ve lived in south Georgia since '84. The casseroles here are usually savory and yummy. They save the dull for cheese straws and pimiento cheese sandwiches (thank goodness for hot sauce!).
Curiosity got the better of me. I’d never heard of it, but naturally, the internet knew what it was:
https://www.favesouthernrecipes.com/Homemade-Cakes/Jack-and-Coke-Chocolate-Cake
Pineapple casserole is actually delicious, the secret is very sharp cheddar, and not a lot of sugar… It’s better than it sounds, I promise.
I went to that site, and was immediately brought up short by this sentence:
Maybe to the regular readers of that sire “chocolate Coke cake” is a homey, familiar thing – they don’t even bother to give a link or a recipe – but to me it’s just weird. And, mind, this recipe starts with that old, familiar Coke cake, then proceeds to add more Coke. And whiskey. I’m a huge fan of Coke, but even to me, this seems a bit much.
Yup, cheddar (especially sharp cheddar) pairs very well with sweet. In addition to the pie you mentioned, plain old apple slices and cheddar are really good together.
Pork & pineapple stew is delicious.
Re: chocolate coke cake
I won’t pretend it’s worthy of a french patisserie but y’all never heard of taking a box cake mix and adding a can of soda to make the batter?
Sounds vaguely familiar, but not something I’ve seen anyone do. Maybe I even read about here. With Seven up perhaps?
James Lileks has a picture from a 1950s promotional book from 7-up showing them adding it to pancake mix and in other circumstances in one of his food books.
“Add seven up as necessary” says the promotional book. “It’s never necessary to ad seven up” comments Lileks. As an aside to the reader, he remarks “no, this isn’t a scene from some alternate universe”.
So I’ve seen, second-hand as it were, images promoting the substitution of soda for water in recipes. But I can’t honestly say that I’ve heard of someone I know doing this.
Here’s a whole section from his website devoted to Cooking With Seven Up (taken from a different Seven Up promotional book):
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/sevenup2/index.html
Including adding Seven up to Milk !
There are current TV commercials encouraging us to mix it up with 7Up.
Many years ago a friend from The Netherlands was visiting with us and wanted to thank us for the hospitality by making us a dish she insisted was a regular meal back home. Of course we were interested, until we saw the ingredient list, which included both pineapple and sauerkraut. :eek:
It ended up as a casserole layered with seasoned and cooked ground beef, mashed potatoes, pineapple, sauerkraut, and think cheddar cheese. I don’t remember if it was good or bad, I just remember it for the weirdness of the ingredients.
So, this thread sent me off to see if it was a thing at all, and lo and behold, the internet never fails to deliver: Sweet Sauerkraut Casserole.
…I still had some sauerkraut that needed to be used up and in a sudden overwhelming urge to devour something sweet (it happens) I searched my pantry until I found… one lousy can of pineapple slices. Suffice to say I combined the two.
I will note that this is from a Dutch recipe. And no, I am not ready to prepare this myself, nor the Flying Jacob. Altho, the two of them together along with some strong drink, could make for a wild party!
Apparently, it’s’ a dish called Zuurkoolschotel (which seems to translate simply to "sauerkraut casserole).
Well, at least you didn’t get the version with raisins and bananas.
I have heard of Coke cake. I suppose it’s like Mayonnaise Cake, which uses the mayo as the acid side of the acid/base mix that makes all non-yeast cakes rise. Mayo is mostly eggs and oil, so it fits in a cake. Mayo cake is a chocolate cake, which mostly hides the mayo flavor. I don’t like it much. As for the Jack Daniel’s, that would overcome a lot of other objections.
In fact, forget the cake. Jack on the rocks is just fine by itself.
IIRC, this practice originated in Memphis and spread from there.