Crown Pork Roast

Ingredients

• 1 pork loin crown roast (5-6 pounds about 10 ribs)
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/3 cup apricot preserves
• 1 cup whole fresh cranberries

Mushroom Stuffing Ingredients

• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1/2 cup diced salary
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 cups day old bread cubes
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

Instructions

Place roast, rib ends up, in a shallow roastin pan. Sprinkle with seasoning salt. Cover rib ends with foil. Bake uncovered at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 hours.

Meanwhile, saute muchrooms and celery in butter until tender. Stir in bread cubes, salt and pepper. Spoon into the center of the roast. Brush sides of roast with preservers.

Bake 1 hour longer or until a meat thermometer inserted into meat between ribs reads 160 degrees F; remove foil.

If desired, thread cranberries on a 20-in. piece of thin string or thread. Transfer roast to a serving platter. Loop the cranberry string in and out of the rib ends. Yields 8 servings.