Pulled pork dinner with company

Charlie invited his cousin's family for dinner.  I smoked a pork shoulder for 10 hours.

Smoked Pork Shoulder

dry rub, wrap up, refrigerate overnight. Smoke with apple wood @ 250º spritzing with apple juice every couuple hours until 165, wrap in foil, continue smoking to at least 201º.  It took 10 hours.  It was 5 lbs. 

CORN RELISH makes about 5 pints

two 1-lb. cans yellow whole kernel corn, drained

two 1-lb. cans tomatoes, drained

1 Cup chopped unpeeled cucumber, (1/2 large)

1 1/2 Cups chopped onion (1 large)

1/4 Cup sugar

2/3 Cup cider vinegar

1 teaspoon EACH mustard seed, celery seed, salt.

Mix all ingredients in large kettle.  Bring to a hard boil,  Remove form heat, ladle at once into hot sterilized jars.  Seal.

The following salad is always liked by people when I serve it but I don't always use the same vegetables and I use balsamic vinegar instead of red wine vinegar.

Even men love this salad! 

                                               09/23/99 10:12:14     

  From: Ladybaby 

                                         

  I found this recipe for a Radicchio Salad and every time I serve it I get rave

    reviews and the men tell their wives to get the recipe, so I thought you all might

    like to have it, too. There are so many different flavors happening at one time,

    and they really work together, it's so good. 

    1/2 cup raisins 

    3 T. bourbon 

    1 cup pecan pieces 

    1 T. packed brown sugar 

    1/2 tsp. ground cumin 

    1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper 

    3/4 cup olive oil 

    1/4 cup red wine vinegar 

    1 T. Dijon mustard 

    Salt and coarse ground pepper to taste 

    2 small heads radicchio, coarsely shredded 

    2 heads endive, leaves separated 

    1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 

    2 medium Granny Smith apples, cubed 

    2 cups coarsely chopped celery 

    feta cheese 

    Soak raisins in bourbon for at least 3 hours, til plump. 

    Heat pecans, sugar, cumin and cayenne over medium heat in large skillet,

    stirring until lightly toasted. Remove from heat and set aside. 

    Blend oil, vinegar, and mustard in bowl with wire whisk, add salt and pepper to

    taste, refrigerate until serving time. 

    Toss radicchio, endive, onion, apple and celery with prepared dressing in large

    bowl; serves 8. 

    Top each salad with raisins, pecans and feta cheese. 

    I lift the raisins out with a fork and add more to the left-over bourbon so it's not

    wasted. That way I have some in case there's any salad left over. Covered in the

    frig, they get crunchy, makes a great snack the next day. We think bourbon

    soaked raisins are a good thing! 

    Hope you enjoy this salad as much as we do. 

Waffle-Cut Baked Potatoes

This was well received today

2 Large russet Potatoes, peeled and cut into squares.  Slice squares by about 1 1/2” thick.  Using chop sticks to prevent cutting all the way through, cut  squares in top. ###

Coat all sides with oil, salt and pepper.  Bake @ 425 for 35 minutes, turn over half way through. Meanwhile make  seasoned butter:

1/3 c. butter

2T fresh parsley, chopped

2t.  garlic, minced

1/4 t. salt

pinch pepper

1/4t. oregano

2T grated Parmesan

After baking potatoes, bush all over with seasoned butter and bake another 5 minutes.

Might add more parmesan before baking last time.

Original recipe had potatoes brushed with butter mixture and baked for 40 minutes @ 400º but that might be too hot and too long for butter and fresh herbs.  They might burn.