TEXAS BARBECUE SAUCE

     2 cups water                      1 cup cider vinegar
     ½ tsp black pepper                5 ounces Worcestershire sauce
     4 tbsp brown sugar                Juice of 4 lemons
     2 cloves garlic, chopped fine     4 tbsp butter
     2 tsp salt                        

Bring the water to a boil in a large kettle. Add the pepper and simmer for five minutes. Stir in the sugar until dissolved. Add the garlic, salt, vinegar, and stir. Add half of the Worcestershire sauce, simmer for a few minutes, add the lemon juice, and stir. Then add the remaining Worcestershire sauce and continue stirring as it heats.

Add the butter as the sauce heats up. OMIT THE BUTTER IF THE SAUCE IS DESTINED FOR PORK. If the sauce will be stored (up to several weeks), omit the butter until ready for use, then reheat slowly and add the butter as needed.

Adapted from “Dishes Men Like” (1952). Discover more vintage recipes at the Padgett Sunday Supper Club (clubpadgett.com)!