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Make marinade:.
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With flat side of a large knife smash garlic.
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In a small saucepan heat brown sugar, honey, and vinegar over moderate heat, stirring, until sugar is dissolved.
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Remove pan from heat and stir in garlic and remaining marinade ingredients until combined well.
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Cool marinade to room temperature.
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Fold up spareribs and fit into two 1-gallon heavy-duty sealable plastic bags.
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Divide marinade between bags and seal bags, pressing out excess air.
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Marinate ribs in bags in a large roasting pan, chilled, turning them once, for 1 day.
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Preheat oven to 350u00b0F.
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Open bags and, holding ribs in bags, pour marinade into a saucepan.
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Discard garlic.
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Simmer marinade until reduced to about 1 cup.
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Pour 1 cup marinade into a bowl and reserve as sauce for serving with ribs (remainder will be used for basting ribs).
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Arrange ribs, overlapping slightly, in 2 large roasting pans and roast in upper and lower thirds of oven 30 minutes.
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With tongs turn ribs over so they will brown evenly.
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Roast ribs 30 minutes more and with tongs turn them over.
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Switch position of pans in oven and baste ribs with some of remaining marinade in saucepan.
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Roast ribs 30 minutes and with tongs turn them over.
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Brush ribs with remaining marinade in saucepan and roast 30 minutes more, or until meat is very tender.
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Ribs may be made 30 minutes ahead and kept, tightly covered with foil, at room temperature.
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Transfer ribs to a cutting board and cut apart between bones.
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Serve ribs with reserved sauce.
