Thanks Stacy,

Good to know. I'll try that ketchup. it may be useful in recipes since I cant have french fries!

I just smoked a rack of ribs yesterday and used some of the G Hughes sauce. It is OK, not fantastic. I have a very sensitive "artificial sugar" detector in my taste buds, and this sauce without a doubt was unmistakable as a sugar substitute product.

Even doing my usual, which is to cut sweet sauces with cider vinegar and hot sauce didn't get that artificial taste out. It was still a nice treat, sometimes I forget I can have ribs!...and I do them well, smoking them right at home.

I think I will work on my own recipe for BBQ sauce. I dont need a real sweet one, but having that thick "clingy" sauce makes a big difference with ribs, chicken, etc.. I think I could work a little magic with some broth, some dry spices, hot sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire, etc. and use some xanthan gum to make it thick.