Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Dear Heloise: We have enjoyed your mother's barbecue-sauce recipe for years. I cannot seem to find it after a recent move. Would you please reprint it in the newspaper? Thank you for all the years of enjoyment. Daria in Arkansas
You bet your barbecue sauce! My mother, the original Heloise, printed this Jamaican recipe in her column in the '60s. The story goes that she sweet-talked a chef when she was visiting the islands.
Combine:
11/2 cups apple-cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
4 teaspoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon prepared mustard (yellow)
1 tablespoon liquid smoke
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon flavor enhancer (this is monosodium glutamate flavoring, which was popular in the '60s, and you might want to omit it from the recipe)
1 cup ketchup
1/2 cup tomato puree
Mix all of these ingredients together (sometimes I use a blender -- just make sure the brown sugar is dissolved). Put in a clear container with a tight-fitting lid -- a clear mayo or spaghetti-sauce jar is perfect. This sauce needs to be stored in the refrigerator or used immediately.
Once you have had a taste of this spicy concoction, you'll want to make a double or triple batch! Now is the perfect time for a backyard barbecue. To make yours the best, send for my eight-page barbecue pamphlet. To receive a copy, please send $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (63 cents) envelope to: Heloise/BBQ, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Did you ever wonder what the most popular flavor of barbecue sauce is? Well, according to the Hearth, Patio and Barbecue Association, hickory flavoring is the favorite, followed by tomato-based sauces. An empty, well-washed ketchup bottle is a great container to store your homemade Jamaican barbecue sauce, and it's handy to use. Heloise
Dear Heloise: One of your coffee recipes calls for cocoa powder. Is this the same as cocoa? I have gone to several stores and asked for this, and they do not have this product. Can you please advise me where to get this product? Shirley in California
Shirley, we took your questions to a major cocoa manufacturer, and here are the answers: Cocoa powder and cocoa are the same thing. Unsweetened cocoa powder is usually sold in a can and is found in the baking aisle of your grocery store. Heloise
Dear Readers: Here are some delicious yogurt and oatmeal variations:
Add bite-size pieces of fresh fruit.
Put yogurt in ice-pop containers and freeze.
Quick cobbler -- add instant cinnamon oatmeal to applesauce in a casserole dish and bake. (One package instant brown-sugar oatmeal, 3-4 ounces applesauce, and bake in a 350-degree oven for about 25-30 minutes or until slightly brown.)
Sprinkle yogurt with granola cereal. Heloise Central
Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to (210) HELOISE or e-mail it to Heloise@Heloise.com.
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