Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
                        pork backrib
                        ***DRY RUB***
   4      tablespoons   paprika
   2      teaspoons     salt
   2      teaspoons     onion powder
   2      teaspoons     black pepper
   2      teaspoons     white pepper
   1      teaspoon      cayenne
                        ***BBQ SAUCE***
   6      tablespoons   salt ?
   6      tablespoons   pepper
   6      tablespoons   chili powder
   4      cups          ketchup
   4      cups          vinegar
   4      cups          water
   1      large         onion -- diced
     1/2  cup           molasses

Preparation:

Dry Rub: Mix all ingredients together throughly. BBQ Sauce: Combine ingerdients in a large saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, reduce heat and simmer 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 10min. or so. Pour into sterilized canning jars seal and let stand 2 to 6 weeks before use. Preparation: Spinkle dry rub liberally over ribs. allow to stand 20-30 min. at room temperature until ribs appears wet. Prepare a smoker for long, slow (230x) indirect cooking, using hickory or other hard wood chips. Cook ribs, bone side down, for 2 hours at 230x in a smoker using indirect heat. Turn and cook for 2 hours more. Turn and cook one more hour. During the last 15min. baste with bbq sauce diluted by half with water(if a tomato or sugar based sauced is used for more than 15-30 min. it blackens and chars). Serve ribs with warmed, undiluted sauce onthe side.