St. Louis cut spare ribs from the smoker

 Rub

1/4 C. light brown sugar

3 tsp sweet paprika

1 tsp chipotle powder

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp black pepper

Sauce 3C. ketchup

1 C. light brown sugar

3/4 C distilled white vinegar

2 Tbs molasses

1 Tbs. Worcestershire saauce

1 Tbs chili powder

1 Tbs sweet paprika

1 tsp onion powder

2 tsp. chipotle powder

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

3/c C water

1/2 C cherry preserves

1.2 C apple juice in spray bottle.  

Heat smoker to 275º. Cook, spraying with apple juice every 30 minutes or so for two hours. Spray foil with apple juice and wrap around ribs and return to smoker, meat side down for 1.5 - 2 more hours.  Brush both sides with sauce and return, unwrapped, to smoker to set the sauce, another 15 minutes.

Baked beans

( recipe was cut down from this)

28 oz cab Bush baked beans

3 tsp rib rub

1 oz firm pack brown sugar

4 Tbs, molasses

1/2 tsp liquid smoke... in the past I have substituted hickory smokes salt OR (preferred) place in open container in the smoker while cooking the ribs.