No-fail ribs

This is the easiest way to cook country style pork ribs that I know, and it's always a hit. First, set up your baking environment. Preheat the oven to 350. For 2-3 pounds of ribs get a 13x9 glass baking pan. Put about 1/2 inch of water in the bottom; this helps keep the ribs moist and keeps the drippings from smoking up your kitchen. Put a wire rack on top of the pan; I use the same one that I use for cooling cookies (just wash well in between!). Put the ribs on top of the rack.

Now mix up a sauce. Easy basic sauce: 1/3 catsup, 1/3 mustard (not that silly yellow French's stuff, please), 1/3 maple syrup. You can vary this, of course: honey or molasses instead of the syrup, tomato paste or salsa instead of catsup, dry mustard instead of made mustard. Or add some Tabasco sauce if you like it hot. Or even a dash of peanut butter. Anyhow, smear the sauce on top of the ribs, and bake 'em for 90 minutes. If there's extra sauce, baste halfway through, but that's not required. Eat and grunt like a satisfied piggie.