Subject: Derby Bar B Que sauce From: Diane Date: 5/26/2020, 1:13 PM To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com On 5/26/2020 10:39 AM, Diane wrote: My parents owned an A & W in Ohio three franchises made a Bar B Q sandwich like a sloppy joe that used Derby sauce If I remember it was a bitterish sauce Wondering if it had bourbon in it . back in early 60's it came in a jug shaped container It made the best sandwich Was a secret recipe and was the best seller he offered
Hi Diane,
I think that the sauce you mean was Glaser's Derby Barbecue Sauce made by Glaser Crandell Co. There are some old Derby BBQ sauce bottles and other Derby collectibles for sale on the web, and magazine ads for it can be found. I did a thorough search for this about 1 1/2 years ago with no success. See: 1-11-2019
I searched again today, similarly with no success. I have never found any indication that bourbon was one of its ingredients, but without an actual ingredient list, who knows?
Phaed