It is hard to write something original about July because it is always is in the same spot on the calendar. This lead to monthly monotony. Think of the fun that could be had if the months slid around the calendar at your every desire and wish.

If you got annoyed by having he Fourth of July always showing up on the fourth of July and were weary of the fuss about fire crackers and picnics and sunburn at the beach and sand in your hairs and soggy old men wobbling around the beach with bouncy tummies. You could push a mental button and find your self in the middle of October and sitting out on the deck of your house and find yourself comfortably wrapped up in a cashmere sweater, drinking hot toddies with good friends and stretching the truth about some crisp event in the fall lights of years past.

Neat idea especially if you set off a firecracker behind your friend’s chair.

But then again this would be as confusing as quantum physics. Better to stick to July being were it was supposed to be exactly position on the calendar, the 7th month of the year and hot.

For all of this my mind rolled back to one of my favorite things--spare ribs.

I have a fixation on spare ribs--though some times I will desire beef ribs.

Some folks will parboil their ribs (which could uncomfortable) and then season them in a hot oven or put them under a moderate broiler for a short period of time having coated them with a B-B-Q sauce tapped from a store shelf or make a sauce of ketchup and lime juice, vinegar, some garlic powder, black pepper and Tabasco sauce and brown sugar.

Blend the brown sugar with the limejuice and wine vinegar until it is smooth liquor. Add A One sauce, about two table spoons. Shake in a about a teaspoon of garlic powder; good shake of black pepper, enough Tabasco to make your lips curl. Mix well.

Coat the robs and place in a 375 degree oven--brush as needed and cook until they look crisp and nice--turn them over to get bottom done.

This will work with the beef or pork. I prefer the baking in place of the broiler. Also I like o do a slow oven till ribs get cooked. Then serve with Coleslaw, baked potatoes and beverage of choice--finger-eat them and keep napkins or the wipes type handy.

So, I won’t switch months