seasoned salt
garlic powder
onion powder
sweet paprika
smoked paprika
chili powder (mild, medium, or hot)
celery salt
black pepper
sage
cumin
cayenne
allspice
cloves
mace
If you don't have all 14 of these spices, don't stress about it. An 11- or 12-spice blend will be good, too. Use the quantities of each ingredient as a guide to their importance in the mix. The seasoned salt and paprika are the largest quantities of any of the ingredients, so I don't recommending eliminating those. But the small amount of cloves and mace could be eliminated without significantly effecting the taste of the blend.

What is MACE? This is not the same mace that is in an aerosol can and used to defend yourself against muggers. That kind of mace definitely has no place in a dry rub recipe! The spice form of mace is made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed. It is a sweet spice that is compatible with spices like cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. You'll also find mace in my pumpkin pie spice mix recipe.

It's easy to customize this mix to please your palate.

For a spicier blend, use hot chili powder (rather than mild) and more cayenne, cumin, or black pepper.
For a sweeter blend, increase the allspice, cloves, mace, or brown sugar.
For a smokier blend, omit the sweet paprika and substitute all smoked paprika.