Here are three ways to refresh your stock of condiments with products made in Georgia.
Ketchup
Coastal ketchup from chef Ted Paskevich of the Southern Conserve in Savannah and his partner, Donald Holland, is so delicious that you’ll want to lick it right off the spoon. They started with tomato conserve prepared at Joe’s Cafe and Joe’s at the Jepson, and then made it available to their customers. Now, the line includes 22 products, with more on the way. But, for us, the ketchup is the star. Stir in a little horseradish and you have instant cocktail sauce that you can use on a dish such as mussels in red sauce. Or just enjoy it on a cracker — yes, really.
$9 per 12-ounce bottle. Available at thesouthernconserve.com.
Credit: Lisa Killorin
Credit: Lisa Killorin
Mustard sauce
Lisa Killorin of Columbus-based Sassy Mustard built her company on a sauce she created 30 years ago. In business now for four years, she continues to stir up batches of her original flavor, plus a second that’s labeled as “hot” and a third that uses sweet Southern onions. We sampled the original and the hot flavor, and the latter was our favorite. It gets its heat from a special mix of mustard seeds. This mustard is saucy, not thick, and is perfect for brushing onto proteins before or after grilling, for stirring into cold potato or pasta salad, and for making into a vinaigrette. Our guests also enjoyed it as a dipping sauce for pretzel sticks and vegetables and loved the deviled eggs that we made using the original flavor and a little bit of dill pickle relish.
$11 per 8-ounce jar, $12 per 10-ounce bottle. Available at Casa Bella, West Paces Ferry Hardware, Lucy’s Market, the Local Exchange, the White Rabbit Cottage and sassymustard.com.
Credit: Handout
Credit: Handout
Peach cider vinegar
Fresh Press Farms in Iron City is known for cold-pressed olive oils packaged in pretty aluminum bottles with pouring tips that allow for precise measurements and easy drizzling. The company also makes raw, unfiltered peach cider vinegar from organic peaches. Because it’s unfiltered, this vinegar contains sediment, called the “mother,” that is a good source of prebiotics, probiotics and enzymes. It also tastes distinctly of peaches. The website offers recipes for using the vinegar in pancakes, as a glaze for salmon, or our favorite use — peach cider vinegar-glazed chicken.
$9.99 per 32.8-ounce bottle. Available at Sprouts. Information: freshpressfarms.com
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