This mix is a fantastically versatile marinade. It can be used on a variety of different foods, but I find it best used to marinate meats with. This recipe is the product of trial and error, using different ingredients and quantities to create a rub for my pulled pork. One thing you'll notice is that although it has a very long shelf life, that you'll get small clumps when it's in storage. This is just the sugar clumping up and is easily rectified by shaking it up a little.