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).
Lapis Lazuli is listed as the traditional birthstone for December. (Note that the official birthstone list adopted by the American National Association of Jewelers in 1912 denotes Turquoise and blue Topaz as the official birthstones.) It is also the Planetary stone for Capricorn and the birthstone for Libra. See the birthstone tables for additional references to lapis.