Great Great Aunt Jessie's 1940's Barbecued Spareribs

This is from a newspaper clipping that my great great aunt Jessie glued to her scrapbook of recipes. Another recipe on the page shows a date of 1938 so I can only assume it was published close to that year. It's actually very similar to my famous rib recipe!

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  lbs  spareribs
• 1  onion, chopped
• 2  tablespoons  fat or 2  tablespoons  salad oil
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 2  tablespoons vinegar
• 1  tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 2  tablespoons brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1  cup chili sauce
•  salt and pepper

Directions

1. Have spareribs cut into serving portions.
2. Place in baking pan; bake in oven at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
3. Chop onion; brown in fat or salad oil.
4. Add lemon juice, vinegar, worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, water, chili sauce, salt and pepper.
5. Cook slowly 20 minutes.
6. Pour over spareribs; continue baking 1 hour.