by Carolyn Barrett, Proprietor, Pleasant Valley Kitchen Company, LLC
I had been buying it from him for several years when, sadly, he died. I knew then I could not let the recipe
die. Something this delicious and unique deserved to be brought to the public. I actually feel like I am
performing a public service, bringing it to market.
It took me four months and about $400 to figure out the recipe. There were many discouraging times when I
thought I would never figure it out. But one of my mottos is, if you try hard and it still doesn’t work, it means
you have to try a different approach. And that’s exactly what I did until the secret of the sauce revealed itself
to me.
After my husband built me a commercial kitchen in our home, I started selling the sauce in July 2008.
Originally named Sticky Fingers Gourmet Sweet Sauce, the product name was changed to Sugar & Spice
Sweet Sauce to avoid trademark infringement.
By popular demand, the product no longer contains high fructose corn syrup (effective April 2009).
WATCH TV10 INTERVIEW, DECEMBER 29, 2009: (it takes a moment to load)
- I did not create the original recipe. A pub owner in Rochester, NY served chicken
wings with a similar sauce at his establishment. I offered to help him bring the sauce
to market. I knew it would sell well because there isn't anything available on store
shelves that is anything like it.
- Although he was not interested in marketing the sauce beyond his pub, he did share
the ingredients and measurements. Even with the recipe, I was not able to re-create
the sauce. It seemed like there was some critical element missing, and I wondered if
that was the pub owner’s way of keeping his recipe a secret.
I had been buying it from him for several years when, sadly, he died. I knew then I could not let the recipe
die. Something this delicious and unique deserved to be brought to the public. I actually feel like I am
performing a public service, bringing it to market.
It took me four months and about $400 to figure out the recipe. There were many discouraging times when I
thought I would never figure it out. But one of my mottos is, if you try hard and it still doesn’t work, it means
you have to try a different approach. And that’s exactly what I did until the secret of the sauce revealed itself
to me.
After my husband built me a commercial kitchen in our home, I started selling the sauce in July 2008.
Originally named Sticky Fingers Gourmet Sweet Sauce, the product name was changed to Sugar & Spice
Sweet Sauce to avoid trademark infringement.
By popular demand, the product no longer contains high fructose corn syrup (effective April 2009).
WATCH TV10 INTERVIEW, DECEMBER 29, 2009: (it takes a moment to load)
- Grilled chicken breasts/pork chops,
- Fried chops/chicken/wings/fingers/nuggets
- Baby back ribs
- Fried shrimp/scallops/seafood
- Bacon wrapped scallops/shrimp
- Tempura
- Chinese/Asian take out/egg rolls
- sushi
- plain cooked broccoli
- anything you want to sweeten or spice,
such as salad dressings, tomato based
sauces, stir fry, rice, oatmeal, etc.
| Finally, a tasty alternative to barbecue sauce! |
We are High Fructose Corn Syrup FREE! |
| Mild |
| HOT |
2010 Scovie Awards Grand Prize Winner |
