Instructions: To make a Indian Rub, you can mix a teaspoon each of ground coriander, ginger, turmeric, cumin, paprika, and salt with 1/2 teaspoon each of ground cardamom and cayenne pepper, along with 2 minced garlic cloves.

To make an Autumn Herb Rub (a little premature, perhaps, but just around the corner), combine 4 teaspoons of sage with 2 teaspoons each of thyme and savory, and a teaspoon each of salt and ground pepper.

To make a Creole Rub, combine 2 1/2 tablespoons of paprika with 2 teaspoons each of white pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme, 1 teaspoon each of cayenne, ground celery seeds and salt, 3 tablespoons of grated onion and 2 minced garlic cloves.

A Jamaican Rub can be made with 1 1/2 teaspoons of allspice, 1 teaspoon each of thyme, curry powder, paprika, and sugar, 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, freshly ground black pepper, cayenne, 1/4 teaspoon each of grated nutmeg and cinnamon, and 1/8 teaspoon of ground cloves.

A Moroccan Rub is 2 tablespoons of paprika, 1 teaspoon each of salt and sugar, 1/2 teaspoon each of black pepper, ginger, cardamom, cumin, fenugreek, and 1/4 teaspoon each of cloves, cinnamon, allspice and cayenne.

A Tennessee Rib Rub is 2 tablespoons each of black pepper and paprika, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 teaspoon each of salt, chili powder and onion powder and 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard.

Literally there are thousands of dry rubs you can make yourself that are likely to be better than those that are commercially produced to help sell a kitchen appliance. And even if your spice cabinet is bare, you can buy the spices you need to make batch after batch of various rubs for less than the cost of one order of manufactured spice sheets.

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