In the 1950s, Charlie “Mutt” Ferrell, Jr., a country boy from Carthage, Tenn., created an all-purpose specialty sauce. Infusing sweet, tangy and a little bit of heat in each spoonful, Mutt’s sauce was a tomato-based condiment that could be used for any meal as a dressing, marinade, dipping sauce, and more. When Mutt and his wife hosted parties, Mutt’s sauce was always the highlight and became a symbol of unity and camaraderie wherever the Ferrells went.
When Mutt passed away in 2005, he left the recipe for the sauce to his granddaughter, Air Force veteran Charlynda Scales. Without any experience in food manufacturing or as an entrepreneur, Scales decided to have the sauce bottled and sold to continue her grandfather’s legacy.