Bar "B" Barn Ribs - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 lbs baby back ribs
1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 small bay leaf
1/2 stalk celery, chopped half
1/2 onion, chopped half
SAUCE
1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 cup ketchup
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup applesauce
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

Preparation

In a large saucepan or stock pot, cover ribs with cold water; add thyme, salt, pepper, bay leaf, celery and onion.
Bring to gentle boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 45 minutes or until ribs are tender.
Remove ribs place in shallow glass dish.
Set aside.
(Strain cooking liquid and refrigerate or freeze to use as soup stock).
Sauce.
In small saucepan, combine all the sauce ingredients, bring to gentle boil; reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes to blend flavors.
Let cool.
Cut strips of ribs into serving portions of 3 to 4 ribs.
Pour sauce all over ribs in dish and marinate for 3 to 4 hours in refrigerator or for 30 minutes at room temperature.
Remove ribs from sauce, reserving any remaining sauce.
Cook ribs on greased grill over medium-hot coals or medium setting, turning and brushing occasionally with reserved sauce, for about 20 minutes or until meat is browned.
NOTE:Double the sauce recipe for lots of basting sauce.