Phil Ford, a real estate appraiser and father of four in Raleigh, North Carolina, developed the original Bone Suckin’ Sauce around 1987 while trying to copy his mother's recipe for a western North Carolina-style barbecue sauce. The resulting fat-free, fragrant blend includes: tomato paste, apple cider vinegar, honey, molasses, mustard, horseradish, lemon juice, onions, garlic, peppers, natural hickory smoke, natural spices and salt.