Well bogey...when I first made the sauce I didn't put any booze in it. The sauce was good but I thought it just needed another layer of flavor - so I tried different juices and even a little wine in place of some of the water. I finally pulled an old bottle out of the pantry from way in the back...a gift from an old employee - Makers Mark. I had to play with it to get it right but it made a big difference to me, it just took the flavor to another level.What does the MM add to the flavor and is there a non alcoholic substitute? As a preacher it just doesn't look right me coming out of a liquor store!
I hear you on the preacher thing, and Dutch too (below). I am a deacon myself and the liquor store is definitely not one of the places you want members of the church to see you, but then again, it is my business not theirs.
Truth is, I've had my brother-in-law pick it up for me when I need more. Not to say I don't sip a little, it's awful good sippin' whiskey, but 95% of it goes into my sauce...I make a lot of sauce.
You can always just add water in place of the whiskey, it's still good, just not as good.
Love it Dutch...never a wrong reason to talk to the Big Guy.bogey, I hear ya. Being a minister folks expect us to hold ourselves to a higher standard. But hey, we're human too.
Several years ago I got ready to make my chocolate fudge pecan pie for the holidays and ran out of my stash of whiskey. Grabbed my coat and off to the liquor store. While in the check out line, one of the neighbor ladies saw me and came up to me to "offer" me her opinion. When I went to reply to her "Wadder you doin' here" comment, I couldn't speak. I'd been talking fine all morning and suddenly I had no voice. When she realized that I was trying to talk and nothing was coming forth, she quickly apologized and parted with"hope that your medicinal whiskey brings your voice back-looking forward to Sunday's sermon". You can immagine the the Big Boss and I talked a little longer that night.
Cheers!
Bill