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and I've tried everywhere. The best I've ever had was made by Ollie's BBQ in Birmingham but Ollie upped and died on me many years ago. His son ran the place but when he closed another guy in B'ham supposedly purchased the recipe for the sauce. Not so and I don't care how many times he swore it's the same sauce....it ain't.
It was a vinegar/water based sauce, spices and almost no ketchup and mustard. It was a brownish looking sauce and thin bodied. I've tried Sonny's, Jack Daniels, Sweet Baby Ray's, etc. and can't find one fit to eat. Anybody got any ideas? Mick, I like to buy some of the good "off the shelf" sauces and mix 'em together. Sometimes half/half, sometimes 2:1. It ain't home made but it usually turns out pretty good.
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It was a vinegar/water based sauce, spices and almost no ketchup and mustard. It was a brownish looking sauce and thin bodied.
Sounds like Scotts. http://www.scottsbarbecuesauce.com/You can buy it online or at Harris Teeter. Bone Suckin' is also a decent commercial product and as you've described.
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It was a vinegar/water based sauce, spices and almost no ketchup and mustard. It was a brownish looking sauce and thin bodied.
Sounds like Scotts. http://www.scottsbarbecuesauce.com/You can buy it online or at Harris Teeter. Bone Suckin' is also a decent commercial product and as you've described. It kinda looks like Ollie's sauce. I ordered a pint of it to see and if it is what I'm looking for I'll just order a case or two and be done with it. Many thanks.
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If you don't like it I'll take it. Beware it is a hot/spicy bbq sauce. Peppers, vinegar, and spices. Not a ketchup base at all. However, it's a great base to add what you like. Honey, brown sugar, molasses, etc....
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Another Order-of-Magnitude recommendation for Head Country.
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With that many endorsements I might have to try Head Country. Is it heavy on the tomato base?
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It's made with stuff like ketchup, brown sugar, distilled vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, and spices.
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With that many endorsements I might have to try Head Country. Is it heavy on the tomato base? If you want to try a dab of it go to a Braum's Restaurant, they sell it there and the clerk told me that's what's in their little packets. You can also buy it by the gallon at Sam's. It's some good sauce.
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We like Gate's, from KC, but KC Masterpiece is too sweet for me. I noted that one of the poster's from the fire said that he cheated by adding vinegar to Sweet Baby Ray's. You might try that. Good luck.
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Shamefully stolen....
This is similar to a sauce served at the famous Ollie's BBQ in Birmingham
AL. Its what I grew up with.
Hope it works.
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FOSCO'S FAMOUS ALABAMA STYLE SAUCE
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1tbsp brown sugar
2tsp kosher salt
1/4tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 to 1/2 cup ketchup
1tsp onion powder
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp ground mustard powder
worcestershire
Put it all in a Mason jar and shake it up really well. Allow to set for 15
minutes before using.
I made up a recipe of this and then discovered I was out of Worcestershire sauce of all things. It appears to be very similar to Ollie's as far as body and color. I do have some Dale's Steak Sauce and thought of using that but it's mostly soy sauce. I'll pick up the correct stuff tomorrow and try it.
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The Fiery Vinegar is pretty good - the rest are more like condiments www.wildroostersauces.com
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Shamefully stolen....
This is similar to a sauce served at the famous Ollie's BBQ in Birmingham
AL. Its what I grew up with.
Hope it works.
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FOSCO'S FAMOUS ALABAMA STYLE SAUCE
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1tbsp brown sugar
2tsp kosher salt
1/4tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 to 1/2 cup ketchup
1tsp onion powder
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp ground mustard powder
worcestershire
Put it all in a Mason jar and shake it up really well. Allow to set for 15
minutes before using.
I made up a recipe of this and then discovered I was out of Worcestershire sauce of all things. It appears to be very similar to Ollie's as far as body and color. I do have some Dale's Steak Sauce and thought of using that but it's mostly soy sauce. I'll pick up the correct stuff tomorrow and try it. Mickey, that's about what you get with Scott's but likely a bit more hot. I cut mine with a little extra brown sugar and honey. Also, if you wind up with something that's too hot then carrots or carrot juice will cut the heat. That's why you see it in so many hot sauces.
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Mickey, how 'bout an update on the sauce? Did you get it finished? How was it?
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Shamefully stolen....
This is similar to a sauce served at the famous Ollie's BBQ in Birmingham
AL. Its what I grew up with.
Hope it works.
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FOSCO'S FAMOUS ALABAMA STYLE SAUCE
3/4 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup white vinegar
1tbsp brown sugar
2tsp kosher salt
1/4tsp ground black pepper
1/2 tsp dried hot red pepper flakes
1/4 to 1/2 cup ketchup
1tsp onion powder
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp ground mustard powder
worcestershire
Put it all in a Mason jar and shake it up really well. Allow to set for 15
minutes before using.
I made up a recipe of this and then discovered I was out of Worcestershire sauce of all things. It appears to be very similar to Ollie's as far as body and color. I do have some Dale's Steak Sauce and thought of using that but it's mostly soy sauce. I'll pick up the correct stuff tomorrow and try it. Mickey, If you have access to a health food store, look for Braggs Unfiltered Cider Vinegar. That's all we use. Ollie's sounds like the recipe I confis...stol...BORROWED from a friend of mine in NC that they use on the hogs for pig-pickins and it is some good stuff! Ed
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Sweet Baby Ray's always pleases those at our table. When no one is looking, I sprinkle on a little Varget. 
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Another "Thumbs Up" for Head Country..!
Only criticism I've got about Head Country is I'd like to see it a little thicker. Tastes Awesome...
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DW444 could you just add some honey to it to thicken it or would it alter the flavor to much?
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