Barbecue Sauce

From the kitchen of Kathryn Mills - Augusta, Georgia

This is a sauce to be eaten with chicken — not to be brushed on during grilling.

1/4 pound butter or margarine
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon flour
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
2 tablespoons chili sauce
2 dashes Tabasco sauce
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

Melt butter or margarine. Add garlic and saut 5 minutes, but don't brown. Remove from heat and blend in flour. Add mustard, chili sauce, Tabasco, vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir together. Add 1 cup boiling water and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture boils. Taste for salt and add more if needed.

Serve in a separate bowl.