1925 Great Grandma Oven Barbecue - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lb. boneless beef chuck
3 lb. pork loin, shredded (cut off fat)
1 large onion or 2 small, chopped
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 (14 oz.) bottle ketchup
2 Tbsp. fresh mustard
3 Tbsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. pickling spice
1 c. water or more
1 Tbsp. flour
1 tsp. cornstarch
hamburger buns
sweet relish

Preparation

In covered roasting pan, place meat.
Add onions, chopped. Bake for 1 hour.
Mix rest of ingredients.
Tie pickling spice into a square cheesecloth material.
Tie and make a small ball.
Pour all over meat, add water (cover).
Bake 4 hours until cooked meat falls apart in 350\u00b0 oven (if dry, add more water).
Thicken with flour and water mixed into a paste.
Remove small pickling bag. Shred meat.
Serve on hamburger buns with sweet relish.