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A spicy variation on straight-up, all-American BBQ sauce -- like the stuff you’d get out of a bottle, but really, really good.

This almost-black salsa is a mix of bright acidity and smoky complexity, garlicky and rich with chile flavor.

Tayberries’ spicy undertones and deep ruby-red color are reminiscent of Peychaud’s bitters, and the floral notes of both ingredients mix and mingle to make one heck of a summer preserve.

Buried under a bumper crop? Make pâte de fruits -- a jammy French candy -- from plums, blackberries, or any high-pectin fruit.