# Whats better than Devil's Spit BBQ sauce?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 9, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544 "2010-12-09T16:45:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544/41 "2010-12-12T17:39:38Z")

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> [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](#):
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> Homemade barbecue sauce! You start with any good ketchup - Heinz is just fine - and mix it with wine, vinegar, garlic, onion and some spices. It´s about eight parts ketchup, one part wine, and half that vinegar with the other stuff to taste.

Something’s a little off on your recipe. Here’s the recipe that pretty much duplicates [Gates & Sons BBQ Sauce](http://www.gatesbbq.com/) (as provided by Ollie Gates on some TV show years ago):

```
INGREDIENTS

    * 1 cup sugar
    * 1/4 cup salt
    * 2 tablespoons celery seeds
    * 2 tablespoons ground cumin
    * 2 tablespoons ground red pepper
    * 2 tablespoons garlic powder
    * 1 tablespoon chili powder
    * 2 quarts ketchup (Hunt's probably, because of a Hunt's KC connection)
    * 2 cups apple cider vinegar
    * 1-1/2 teaspoons of liquid smoke, hickory flavored
    * 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Combine the sugar, salt, celery seeds, cumin, red pepper, garlic powder and chili powder in a small bowl. Mix the ketchup and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, then stir in the dry ingredients. The sauce can be served warm or at room temperature.

```

For something a bit more manageable in size, here’s a reduced version:

```
* 1/4 cup sugar
* 1 tablespoon cup salt
* 1-1/2 teaspoons celery seeds
* 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
* 1-1/2 teaspoons ground red pepper
* 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
* 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
* 16 ounces ketchup
* 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
* 1/2 teaspoon of liquid smoke, hickory flavored
* 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

```

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-better-than-devils-spit-bbq-sauce/563544/42 "2010-12-12T17:57:56Z")

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Anything that doesn’t have liquid smoke or “natural smoke flavoring” is good by me.

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