Southern barbeque sauce

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity	Measure	Ingredient
2	tablespoons	Butter
6	tablespoons	Cider vinegar
¼	cup	Water
1½	cup	Ketchup
2	tablespoons	Worcestershire sauce
¼	teaspoon	Tobasco sauce, or to taste
1	teaspoon	Finely chopped garlic
3	tablespoons	Peanut,vegetable or corn oil
		Salt to taste, if desired
		Freshly ground pepper, to taste
¼	teaspoon	Dried hot red pepper flakes
½		Bay leaf
2	tablespoons	Sugar
1	teaspoon	Paprika
1		Lemon

Directions

Combine all ingredients except the lemon in a saucepan. Add the juice of the lemon. Cut the lemon into quarters and add it. Heat thoroughly without boiling. Use the sauce to baste chicken, fish, spareribs, as they are grilled. YIELD: About 2-¾ cups.