some times the magic works, and some times it doesn't - problem w/ my sauce (more of a vent post then cry for help)

so i've pretty-much made the same sauce for the last 3-years with very little variation other then a little tweaking here and there. tonight i'm following the recipe and go in for a taste and it's just not right. wife takes a taste and says too tangy, too much lemon juice. only i havn't added any lemon juice yet. same ingredients same prep as every other time. fixed with the addition of some molasses. not my standard sauce, but still pretty good.

i guess the old indian was right *some times the magic doesn't work*

Jorge said:

Tomato base, and too much heat?

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tomato base (chili sauce and tomato paste) yes, but it never got above the lowest of simmers.

Desert Dweller said:

"Same ingredients"; but was it the same brands of ingredients? I notice a distinct difference between various brands of tomato sauce and ketsups... Same goes for spices, vinegar, onions...

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yep - other than the onions, everything was exactly the same as 4-weeks ago. go figure. at least there's been a happy ending. my wife a neighbor both really like the new sauce with the added molasses, which has a sweeter flavor profile than my standard sauce. see how it goes w/the rest of the gang, but i may have a winner on my hands