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).
Alternate Birthstone. An alternate birthstone for December is the Turquoise. So named because it was initially brought to Europe by way of Turkey, this stone is one of the first gems to be used in jewelry. Turquoise was considered by ancients to be a sacred stone, protective against all manners of evil and ill health.