Great moments in Blather: 7-4-11

(FROM 2011) When it comes to patriotism, Americans either sell stuff that exploits it for 364 days a year, or bash other for their lack of it.

And when it comes to The Big Day, we like to get drunk, and blow stuff up.

BlatherWatch, for our part, has always tried to salute and celebrate American libber-dee by offering up a recipe that appeals to whichever Independence Day instinct you may have. Ones from famous politicians or their wives, or dishes with ingredients that include explosives.

We'd love to exploit patriotism and Independence Day to make a buck or two, but we ain't got that gene and besides, exploiting is boring, and takes too much effort of a summer's day...

We're also bored with making up new patriotic recipes, so this year you'll have to settle for some blasts from Blathering Independence Days past: Zell Miller's Red, White & Blue Ham Pie; Senator Slade Gorton's Warm Crab Dip; Cindy McCain's Patriotic Twinkie™ Pie  Red, White and Blueberry Firecracker Hotdog Potato Salad.Or last year's Red, White, Black, and Blue [Meat] Balls.

Bon Appetit and have a Happy 4th!

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I bet more liberals would have posted for Big Eddie's cherry coke bbq ribs.
Big Eddie's recipe: Cherry Cola glazed ribs
By The Ed Show Staff
 - 
Tue Jul 3, 2012 8:45 PM EDT

James Holm
Ingredients:
48 oz of Cherry Cola (flat)
2 cups of cherry jam
2/3 cup mustard with horseradish
3 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1 Tablespoon hot pepper sauce
7- 8 lbs of pork spareribs
Directions:
Boil cherry cola in sauce pan until reduced to 1 1/2 cups.
Puree cherry jam in blender and add mustard, soy sauce, vinegar and pepper sauce.
Puree until smooth and add to the cherry cola.
Simmer over medium heat until mixture is reduced to about 2 1/2 cups.
Transfer to bowl and cover and chill until ribs are ready.
Position racks in top and bottom thirds of oven and preheat to 325.
Sprinkle each rib rack with salt and pepper. Wrap each rack individually tightly in foil and position on large rimmed baking sheets.
Bake until ribs are very tender but not falling apart. Switch baking sheet pans half way through baking. About 2 hours total baking time.
Cut ribs between every 2-3 bones. Brush glaze over ribs and gill over medium low heat.
Grill until ribs are brown and glazed turning to prevent burning.
Grill for about 5 minutes total.