Merle's Mop Sauce

Credited to Merle Ellis, "The Butcher." Use this mop sauce to baste beef, pork, or poultry.

Ingredients
  • 1 cup vinegar cider or wine
  • 5 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1 lemon thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons fresh grated ginger
  • 2 tablespoons dry mustard
  • 2 to 3 cloves of garlic minced or use garlic press
Instructions
  1. Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, and cook over medium low heat until all flavors are developed.
Recipe Notes

Adapted from Best Barbecue Recipes by Mildred Fischer; Golden West, 1991.