Cowtown Cookers' Basic Barbecue Sauce

• 1 32-ounce bottle ketchup
• 1 cup dark molasses
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Tabasco sauce
• 1 1/2 medium-size onions, chopped fine
• 1 large green pepper, chopped fine
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard
• 3 tablespoons white vinegar
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup liquid smoke
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup water

1. Combine all ingredients except water in a large, heavy pot.
2. Pour water into empty ketchup bottle and swirl around.
3. Pour into pot.
4. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
5. Reduce heat and simmer two hours.

ketchup, dark molasses, tabasco sauce, onions, green pepper, lemon juice, garlic, mustard, white vinegar, brown sugar, liquid smoke, worcestershire sauce, water

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4251 (may not work)