The right mix for BBQ sauce

Spontaneous barbecue parties flare up all the time in the summer. Friends drop by, neighbors wander over, and you light the grill before you can even say hello. That often means making barbecue sauce on the spot. The BBQ mixing jar from Catamount Glass ($5.95) has four sauce recipes right on the jar: Texas, Vermont maple, ginger, and sweet and sour. Pour each ingredient into the bottle up to the line indicated, close the top, and shake. No other measuring necessary. You no longer need to search for a recipe; these ingredients are probably already in your pantry. Suburban warriors never had it so easy. Available at Kitchen Outfitters, 342 Great Road, Acton, 978-263-1955, www.kitchen-outfitters.com.