A Southern Labor Day Cookout

1/2 tsp ea salt & pepper

Melt butter and stir in thyme, salt, and pepper. Brush this over your corn, wrap in foil, and place on the grill with your spare ribs and pork roast. About 20 minutes before serving, you can unwrap the ears and cook on the grill rack just to caramelize the butter on the outside.... remember to baste it several times with the butter and herb mixture.

Not that anyone will have room left over for desserts, but a good southern barbeque wouldn't be the same without an icebox pie or two, would it? There's also nothing nicer on a hot, humid day!

Lemon Icebox Pie

3/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp cornstarch
3 tbsp flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 3/4 cups water
2 egg yolks
juice of 2 lemons
grated rind of 1 lemon
1 deep dish pie shell
large whipped cream

Measure flour and cornstarch, then sift into the sugar and salt. Add water and cook until thick and clear (can be done in a double broiler, but I don't use one). Using a whisk to mix will keep this smooth and creamy looking. Slightly beat your egg yolks and then whisk in 2-3 tbsp of your filling. Then beat this back into your pie filling... quickly! Cook this for one minute.

Remove from heat and add lemon juice and grated rind. Stir and the pour into your pie shell. Bake at 325deg oven for 15 minutes or until it looks like it has set. (It will set more once it cools completely.)

Keep refrigerated until ready to serve, then top with whipped cream. If you want it to look extra nice, sprinkle some of the grated lemon peel on top of the whipped cream. And remember, prepare your pie(s) the day before so you don't have to cook the day of your party!

Of course, no southern gathering is the same without ice-cold sweet tea. Here's how I make mine.

Sweet Southern Iced Tea

1 12oz coffee pot full of water
2 family size teabags (Luzianne)
1 1/4 cup of sugar
1 more coffee pot of cold water

Place your teabags in the coffee filter and perk your hot tea. Pour this into a gallon jug and add your sugar or sweetener (if you use Equal, it takes 20 packets). Add the rest of your cold water to fill the gallon jug, and there you have it, perfect tea.

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That's what we're having for Labor Day, and if you try some of the recipes, I hope you

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