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Baby-Back Ribs

4 baby-back ribs
Paprika
Lawry's seasoning salt
Garlic powder
Pepper
Brown sugar
Water

Generously sprinkle each individual rib with equal amounts of paprika, seasoning salt, garlic powder and pepper. Rub on both sides into each rib. Place ribs in a long dish. Cover with ¼ inch brown sugar. Add 1 inch of water. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 300 degree oven for 3 hours until ribs are ready to fall off the bone.

You can place on a charcoal grill and brush with barbecue sauce or splash with barbecue sauce and oven heat 15 minutes at 350.


Gourmet Potatoes

6 medium potatoes, well scrubbed
2 cups grated sharp cheddar cheese
16 ounces sour cream
2 T grated onion
¼ cup plus 2 T butter
1 t salt
¼ t pepper

Cook potatoes in skins. Cool. Peel and slice. Heat cheese and ¼ cup butter, stir until almost melted. Remove from heat, add sour cream, onions and pepper. Fold in potatoes. Put in 2-quart casserole. Dot with 2 T butter. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.


Asparagus Bunches

Fresh Asparagus ( 2 lbs.)
12 slices bacon
½ cup butter
1 T soy sauce
½ t garlic salt
Pepper

Preheat oven to 400. Divide asparagus into 12 bunches. Wrap one slice bacon around each bunch starting about ½ inch from bottom of stalks. Secure the bacon with tooth picks. Arrange bunches in a shallow pan. Combine brown sugar, soy sauce and remaining ingredients in a saucepan to heat. Pour over asparagus bunches. Bake 30 minutes until asparagus wilts and bacon is done. Remove toothpicks and serve.


Ambrosia

1 (20 oz.) can Dole Pineapple chunks
1 (11 oz.) can Dole Mandarin oranges
1 cup miniature marshmallows
¾ cup sour cream
1½ cup seedless grapes
1 cup coconut
½ cup pecans
1 T sugar

Drain pineapple and oranges. Mix sour cream and sugar. Combine pineapple, oranges, grapes, marshmallows, coconut and pecans. Fold sour cream/sugar into mixture. Chill.


Pumpkin Pie

2 pie crusts -- double recipe for 2 pies
1 can pumpkin
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 egg
¼ cup chopped pecans

Double ingredients and pour into 2 pie crusts.

Streusel Topping

½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup chopped pecans
½ t cinnamon
¼ cup flour
¼ cup butter.

Mix topping with a fork until crumbly. Sprinkle over pumpkin pies. Bake at 375 for 55 minutes. Cool. Chill.