3 sweet city ribs Recipes

racks of spareribs (4 to 6 lb total ), apple cider , plus additional for spraying the ribs, whole lemons (optional), halved, basic barbecue rub or your favorite commercial brand, your favorite homemade barbecue sauce or your favorite commercial brand

full slabs baby back ribs, about 1 1/2 lb each, cut in 1/2, kansas city-style rib rub , recipe follows, hickory wood chips for stovetop smoker, kansas city-style barbecue sauce , recipe follows, ears sweet corn, in husk, salted butter, rice flour, cold seltzer water, salt, freshly ground black pepper, all-purpose flour, essence , recipe follows, vidalia onions , or other sweet onions such as oso sweet, walla walla, or maui, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch rings, vegetable oil, for frying, light brown sugar, sugar, paprika, essence , recipe follows, kosher salt, onion powder, garlic salt, freshly ground black pepper, chili powder, mustard powder, poultry seasoning, ground ginger, ground allspice, cayenne pepper, olive oil, diced onion, minced garlic, apple cider vinegar, ketchup, molasses, kansas city-style rib rub, hot sauce, worcestershire sauce, mustard powder, liquid smoke, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme