1 Place pork shoulder in a large pot and add enough apple cider to cover. 2  Combine white sugar, brown sugar, salt, paprika, onion powder, black pepper, and garlic powder in a bowl. 3  Mix about 1/4 cup sugar rub into cider; reserve remaining rub. 4  Cover pot and refrigerate for 12 hours.
1 November's birthstones are the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. 2  Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum.  The zodiac signs for the month of November are Scorpio (until November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 onwards).
December Birthstone : Blue Topaz. As cool and inviting as a blue lake on a blistering summer day, December's birthstone is derived from the Sanskrit word tapas, meaning fire. This is because Blue Topaz was considered by ancient civilizations to have cooling properties.