You can always buy barbecue sauce that's to your taste-there are so many kinds on the market now-but this is the one I've come up with over the years, and it's what we use when we make our barbecued St. Louis spareribs at Sweetie Pie's.

Ingredients

　　2 cups tomato sauce or ketchup

　　1 cup Italian-style salad dressing

　　1/2 5-ounce bottle Tabasco sauce

　　1/2 10-ounce bottle steak sauce

　　1/2 10-ounce bottle Worcestershire sauce

　　1/2 cup vegetable oil

　　1 cup sugar

　　1/4 cup maple syrup

　　Salt and pepper

　　In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and whisk well. Use on Sweetie Pie's Tender Oven-Baked St. Louis-Style BBQ Ribs or on any barbecued meat dish.