Sweet and Saucy sauces.

• Author: Peterson, Eric
• Position: Colorado cool STUFF - Managment of Sweet and Saucy Inc. - Brief article

Mother-daughter team Jane and Erin Jones--"Queen of All Things Chocolate" and "High Priestess of Caramel," respectively--started making preservative- and chemical-free caramel and chocolate sauces to give as staff gifts at their day jobs in the medical industry.

In 2002, their hobby became a side business in Sweet and Saucy, which now makes 20 different delectable sauces, good for topping ice cream, sweetening coffee or just licking off the spoon. For the fall season, two seasonal sauces are available: Aunt Emily's Cranberry Caramel (based on Jane's aunt-in-law's secret recipe) and Harvest (chock full of pumpkin-pie spices).

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"It just tastes like fall," said Jane of the...