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       Title: Brisket with Prunes
  Categories: Beef, Main dish, Entertain
       Yield: 4 servings
  
       2 ea Onions, diced
       2 lb Beef brisket
      12 oz Beer
       1 c  Dried pitted prunes
       1 c  Dried apricots
       3 T  Brown sugar firmly packed
       2 T  Orange marmalade
       1 T  Brandy
       1 T  Grated lemon peel
     1/8 c  Lemon juice
     3/4 t  Ginger (ground)
     1/2 t  Cinnamon
     1/2 t  Worchestershire sauce
     1/2 t  Ground black pepper
  
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.   Cut piece of aluminum foil large
   enough to wrap brisket.  Sprinkle half of diced onions over foil in
   layer about same size as brisket. Set brisket over onions. Sprinkle
   remaining onions  over top.   Seal tightly.   Set in large shallow
   pan. Roast  3 hours. Combine beer with remaining ingredients in large
   saucepan and bring  to boil over medium-high heat.
     Remove from heat.  Discard foil and spread fruit
   mixture over brisket.   Reduce oven to 300 degrees F.
     Cover pan and continue roasting 1 hour,  adding more beer to pan if
   sauce appears too dry.   Transfer brisket to heated platter. Surround
   with fruit and sauce.
  
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