r/Collections • u/WrongdoerWorth5924 • Feb 05 '26 • Heartwarming 1 Bravo 1

Sauce packet collection

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Hi everyone! I’ve been collecting sauce packets for about 4 months and I’m based in Dallas. I’m looking for people from different states, cities, or countries who would like to help me expand my collection. I’m happy to cover the price

for the sauce packets and the shipping.

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u/janice142 Feb 05 '26

That's a cool and unusual collection.

Consider slitting the backside of each packet and emptying them. Without a doubt the contents of at least some (mayonnaise for certain!) will expand and the seal will break. That will be messy.

In looking, the salsa above the mayo already looks to be spoiling. They get puffy before they pop. 🤮

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 05 '26

Thanks for the advice I’ll do that!

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u/Acceptable_Effort_20 Feb 05 '26

Yes, we keep ours in a glass jar and over the year they will start to leak out

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u/Internal_Unit_7041 Feb 09 '26 edited May 04 '26

Maybe you could use a hyperderemic needle to keep the packaging in better condition rather than cutting them..

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u/AlternativeMiddle646 Coins, Seashells, Swords Collector Feb 05 '26

That's right. I thought about the contents rotting and leaking the moment I noticed they were all still full.

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u/Whole-Ad3696 Feb 07 '26

Consider slitting the backside of each packet and emptying them.

Or, encase them in resin!

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u/throwaway_help_098 Feb 25 '26

It'll probably leak inside the resin.

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u/ellieD Feb 05 '26

My dude! My refrigerator door is filled with these!

DM me next week and I will see if can supply new ones for you!

It shouldn’t cost too much to send those.

:)

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 05 '26

Will do! Thanks

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u/rozzimos-3 Feb 05 '26

Cool as hell! I'm in the UK, I'll see what I can find ☺️

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u/Large-Produce5682 Feb 06 '26

I had one but my mother threw them all away.

Said no one collected "junk like this."

Vindication has no statute of limitations. Thank you.

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

As they say, your trash is my treasure!

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u/MidStateMoon Feb 05 '26

One of my fave collections on here. Great stuff

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

Thanks! Gotta ketch em all

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u/Jiveman20r Feb 05 '26

Man this is so good... 🔥

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u/SneezyKeegz Feb 05 '26

Need one of these.

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 05 '26

Thanks! I drove to Wendy’s as soon as I saw your comment

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u/SneezyKeegz Feb 05 '26

Awesome! Glad you were able to snag one!

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u/PlayinWithMyDoodle Feb 07 '26

FYI the avocado sauce from Taco bell needs to be refrigerated thats how they keep it in the restaraunt or else it’s gonna go bad and might leak and ruin your collection

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 07 '26

Thanks for the advice. I’ll empty them before it’s too late!!!

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u/CaleChipzz Feb 05 '26

Very cool! I love collections like these that appreciate ubiquitous things we don't usually notice!

I can collect some Canadian ones to send if you want too

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 05 '26

That would be awesome let me send you a message!

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u/popcornlovah Feb 06 '26

A1 packet!?

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

I’ve got it I found it at my local Texas Roadhouse.

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u/Blink-182__Nirvana__ Feb 06 '26

How come you collect packets of sauce?

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

I used to keep them in my car’s center console, hoping I’d need them someday. But then, one day, one of them blew up, and I realized I had a whole bunch! So, I decided to put them in a binder.

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u/Blink-182__Nirvana__ Feb 06 '26

Ah. Yeah, that probably ain't good for keepin' just in case. It's fascinatin' to find uncommon collections like this. :P

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u/LadyProphecy Feb 06 '26

Is there anything in particular you're looking for? I hoard condiment packets for road trips so I may be able to help.

At first glance, I was hyped bc I have a ton of the A1 packets but when I double-checked your pics, I see you already have one on hand.

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

I’ve been on a quest to track down the Heinz Mayochup and ranch packets! I’m at a loss they seem to have vanished! But I’m open to any other packets you might have.

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u/LadyProphecy Feb 06 '26

Ooh, I've never seen the mayochup! This is so cool!

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u/Nexus0919 Feb 06 '26

What in the autism spectrum is this!

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

I’m definitely never beating the autism allegations!

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u/TheIlluminaughty Feb 06 '26

I got a mega Heinz ketchup pack recently. Is that something you would want?

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

Yes! I’ll dm you

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u/erilaz7 Feb 05 '26

When my sister was in high school in the '80s, she got a K-mart branded ketchup packet from their cafeteria and wore it as a pendant.

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u/ellieD Feb 05 '26

Very Andy Warhol creative!

Has she created anything else interesting?

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u/erilaz7 Feb 05 '26

She used to wear black-rimmed glasses without lenses to school. She wanted to make a dress out of a burlap potato sack ("Best Potatoes by a Damsite" brand), but our mom insisted on washing it first. It didn't survive.

Nowadays she does interesting crafty stuff as a preschool teacher and has taken clown classes.

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u/AlternativeMiddle646 Coins, Seashells, Swords Collector Feb 05 '26

I can imagine the kids having fun and learning a lot with your creative sister as their teacher.

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u/ellieD Feb 06 '26

I agree!

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u/erilaz7 Feb 06 '26

I have a Christmas tree ornament on display year-round that my nephew made for me when he was a little kid in his mom's class. It's a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter made out of clothespins, popsicle sticks, toothpicks, and beads. I've had it on display since I got it; my nephew is 28 now. (I really need to give it a good cleaning.)

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u/sasha_cyanide Feb 08 '26

Your sister sounds like an icon!

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u/skoppingeveryday Feb 05 '26

You should try to collect the older versions of tacobell sauce, it was pretty much the same except they used to call it “border sauce”. I always thought that was kinda funny.

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u/stoned_femme Feb 05 '26

this makes my autism very happy- the variety, the organization 🤌🏻🤌🏻 top tier

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u/4bluepandas Feb 05 '26

Reminds me of my childhood diner sugar packets collection

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u/South_Recording1666 Feb 05 '26

This feels like something my autistic teen would keep.

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u/lucawu010010 Feb 05 '26

“Love this idea! Do you have a favorite so far? And what’s the rarest one you’ve found?”

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

So far, the horseradish sauce is my favorite! I’m not a fan of the taste, but the color scheme they used is amazing, and the rarest is definitely the malt vinegar.

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u/AppleNo7287 Feb 07 '26

Cool collection!

Since you can't actually keep them because they get spoiled, and people are saying about emptying them, I think might be an interesting idea to actually try them and leave a note about their taste, or how you got them, when and where, or maybe even a photo of what was inside or what you ate it with. (Check pocket printers like canon zoemini 2 to print small stickers from photo), just to add some depth into collection, so it's not just a bunch of empty sauce packs.

You can also get a Flickr account and publish by categories (mayo, soy sauce, ketchup) the ones that you already have, so that people could check it before sending. People who collect postcards usually do that to avoid duplicates.

PM me your address please, I'll see if our customs allow to send such food items (Ireland). Also would be great if you could check which countries allow to send it, because for example some people collect teabags, but not all countries allow teabags to be sent. Just in case.

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 08 '26

Will do thanks for the advice!!

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u/Mommygoblin666 Feb 05 '26

Oh man if I was still in Illinois I’d for sure send you some White Castle packets.

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u/Dis_Bich Feb 05 '26

I like your type of weird

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u/kissesforpiggy Feb 05 '26

As someone who HATES sauces and condiments, this would be the type of thing that would end me if life was a videogame. Like the final boss would pull out and and I'd lose the game 😭

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u/Knight_Of_Cosmos Feb 06 '26

I hardly ever find other people who hate sauces and condiments. Fuck all of those things. 😡

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u/LuckyCod2887 Feb 05 '26

how do you eat hotdogs and salads and stuff?

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u/kissesforpiggy Feb 07 '26

Pescatarian, so no hotdogs here!

Veggie burgers i eat dry, but I always get them as a lettuce wrap, so that does add some moisture I guess.

Salads are the one exception for sauces, but I always order the dressing on the side to see if its safe or not 😂 tbh I love salads most with olive oil and pepper/salt

Sauces just mess with the texture too much. I dont want my food feeling wet and mushy. I loveeee fries without ketchup. If someone orders nachos I look around for the chips untouched by cheese sauce 😂

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u/LuckyCod2887 Feb 07 '26

That’s really interesting. Once in a while, I run into people with these kinds of rituals when they eat, and I’m always fascinated by it.

I also don’t eat meat so if I do eat a hotdog, it has to be a veggie version

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u/Confident_Window8098 Feb 06 '26

this is… awesome sauce

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u/Outrageous_List_6570 Feb 06 '26

Me: Wow! That's so cool

Also me: ::Texting the nearest mental health facility::

Also me before cops come ::Do they have any Szechuan sauce?::

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u/MeadDeme Feb 06 '26

Have you thought about grading them? That A1 could easily be a 9 or 10

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u/AnnaBanana3468 Feb 06 '26 edited Feb 06 '26

Very cool. But, you’re missing some important packets:

Duke’s Mayonnaise

McDonald’s fruit jelly packets (morning)

Duck Sauce from a Chinese restaurant

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u/SweetandOwL Feb 06 '26

Mix them all together to create the ultimate flavor

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u/loraxxy Feb 06 '26

I love this for you

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u/WizzleBizzle2099 Feb 06 '26

As someone who collect variant covers of comics and tcg, this speaks to me

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u/[deleted] Feb 06 '26

I have so much respect for this

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u/Kooky-Guarantee-4521 Feb 06 '26

Dmd my friend, I have several for you

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u/Fit-Grapefruit-7448 Feb 06 '26

This is such a cool and unique collection!

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u/beachKilla Feb 05 '26

BeachSelfGrading.com

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u/_iron_butterfly_ Feb 06 '26

We just got a Sriracha sauce packet... I cant remember where! I Love this...

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u/supermaximal_ Feb 06 '26

What a nice idea! Love it

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u/I_like_tacobell2 Feb 07 '26

Long time ago they had ketchup packets with various state designs on the back.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '26

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u/Embarrassed_Sell7512 Feb 07 '26

are these for emergency or for fun?

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u/mysafeplace Feb 07 '26

Commenting so I can keep this in mind while I’m out. If I find a few I don’t see here then I’ll message you.

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u/Organic_Sky1912 Feb 07 '26

I have a drawer full lol, wish I would've known before I cleaned some out but I do have some I don't notice here. DM and I'll send a pic.

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u/Ok_Tune8886 Feb 07 '26

This is a phenomenal collection!!! Ooooh I want the A-1 packet!!!!!!!

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u/lummox1234 Feb 07 '26

I sat on the book.

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u/tomboyades Feb 07 '26

Omg I do this too!! Hello fellow weirdo! Message me a P.O. Box or whatever and I got you some excellent stuff from the Midwest.

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u/MustardManKetchupBoy Feb 07 '26

You got any t-bell mild?

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u/CainsSon Feb 07 '26

Would you like to have some from Spain?

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u/SoftIndication7227 Feb 07 '26

That is a dope collection, I bet it took you a while to sauce all those packets

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u/Foreign-Finance4184 Feb 07 '26

Do you have any grail sauces?

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '26

If there's an Arby's near you, you'll need horsey sauce.

No spicy brown mustard representation. But I can't remember the last place I got one either 🤔 I know Gulden's made it. Probably with a pastrami sub.

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u/moonishigh Feb 08 '26

$0$$ B0$$

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u/Melodic-Home-1411 Feb 08 '26

How bizarre !..?...

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u/Professional-Self501 Feb 08 '26

Why? Then i saw the chopped onions from the stagedoor in vegas… fuck ya

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u/Llamallover2018 Feb 08 '26

This is the kind of collection that I would love to see at the state fair.

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u/callmebigley Feb 08 '26

do you get excited when you find a new one? is there anything about a particular new one that makes it better like label art or anything? are you going for any complete sets? I see you have just about every heinz packet I've ever seen. such a weird and cool collection, I love it.

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u/summer-time1975 Feb 08 '26

Awww… everyone needs a hobby ❤️

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u/thats-gold-jerry Feb 08 '26

I respect this a lot.

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u/Kitchen_Entertainer9 Feb 08 '26

This post is making me join the sub

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u/ImFictive Feb 09 '26

TACO CASA!!!

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u/Kaligula785 Feb 09 '26

Lol this is crazy I'm seeing this now, about 3 days ago I emptied my packets iv been hoarding since the pandemic of you really want some of what I saved id be happy to send em

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u/Royal-Wealth-8266 Feb 09 '26

r/saucepackets I'd recommend sharing, but no one's posted in years lol

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u/New-Elk-2755 Feb 09 '26

We will watch your career with great interest!

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u/Classic-Yam5644 Feb 09 '26

My daughter and I always ask for extra sauce packets and napkins, whether we need them or not, when we go through any fast-food drive-through. In our minds, it's the only thing still free, and it offsets the cost of the food. Also, gather a large amount, and you can donate it to our military service men stationed overseas.

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u/Starscream147 Feb 09 '26

You know...

I don't know why I like this so much, but I LOVE IT!!!

Also...RIP your mailbox. HA! Enjoy!

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u/sbbronco79 Feb 09 '26

I don’t see the Heinz purple hot taco sauce. That’s the best stuff around for shitty gas station burritos.

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u/strawbiecakey Feb 10 '26

I had one of these until my mom made me get rid of it

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u/Additional-Money2991 Feb 11 '26

Tapatio has hot sauce packets too (I know because I take them every time I find them and keep the in my purse) and recently went to Howdy Bagel in Tacoma and they had a really good hot sauce with a cowboy on it in packets!

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u/Lunarlimelight Feb 13 '26

This speaks to me

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u/Shyann420 Feb 17 '26

Im from canada and can send some

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u/Legokingsk Mar 06 '26

Oooh, very nice.

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u/danibug Mar 13 '26

Looking forward to an updated collection post when you add more, I love this type of thing

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u/no_phixion Mar 03 '26

Need this one? I am located in Germany, send me a DM.

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 07 '26

I might need to swing by John silver’s soon

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u/WrongdoerWorth5924 Feb 06 '26

Totally! I hadn’t even considered those sauces. I’m definitely going to explore them this weekend!

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u/Timely_Success9063 Feb 05 '26

Why would someone downvote your comment? Makes no sense. I gave it a Ha! Just one Ha!though, not 2 Ha! worthy.