3 lb Pork spareribs, cut across

           -bones into 1 1/2 inch
           -length
           Peanut oil
    1/2 c  Sugar

    1/3 c  Chinese rice vinegar

      1 ts Salt

      1 tb Dark soy sauce

      2 c  Sugar, brown, dark

      2 c  Water

  1 1/2 c  Soy sauce, light

    3/4 c  Molasses, dark

    1/2 ts Galangal, ground

    1/2 ts Cilantro, ground

    1/2 ts Pepper, black

  This one isn't for the barby, but I thought I'd pass it on anyway.
  Don't be deceived by the simplicity of this recipe.  It's one of the
  very best sweet and sour rib recipes I've run across as well as being
  one of the easiest. The taste of the ribs shines through rather than
  being overwhelmed as it often is with more complex sweet and sour
  recipes.
  Combine and sugar and water in a 2-quart stainless steel saucepan and
  bring to a boil over moderate heat, stirring until the sugar
  dissolves. Increase the heat to high and cook briskly, uncovered, for
  5 minutes or until the syrup reaches 200F on a candy thermometer.

  Reduce the heat to low, stir in the soy sauce, molasses, galangal,
  cilantro, and pepper, and simmer for 3 minutes.  Remove from the
  heat; let cool.
  Strain the sauce through a fine sieve set over a bowl.  Sauce will
  keep at room temperature for 2 to 3 months if tightly covered.
  Posted by Stephen Ceideberg; October 5 1992.