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    • Yummy Crockpot Barbecue Pork

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    Meats Crockpot 4 Servings

    INGREDIENTS

    1 Boneless pork roast
    15 Whole cloves
    1 lg Onion
    1/2 c Water
    1 Bottle your favorite
    Barbecue sauce
    1 ts Sugar

    INSTRUCTIONS

    From: beck4@nyc.pipeline.com (Eileen & Bob Holze)
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:24:37 GMT
Place onion slices into the bottom of a large crockpot.  Dot roast with
cloves; place roast in crockpot along with the water.  Cover and cook at
least 8 hours (or overnight).  Take roast from crockpot, remove cloves and
shred pork.  Discard liquid and onions from crockpot.  Place shredded pork,
barbecue sauce and sugar in crockpot and cover.  Cook at least 2 more
hours. Serve on toasted buns with slices of fresh onion (if desired).
Posted to Master Cook Recipes List, Digest #93

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