The pancake syrup is different. I've cooked various kinds of meat with Coke, Dr. Pepper, and Sprite/7UP. (I like to use the sprite in chicken, especially). I've also used tea to tenderize meat. Threw in some Coke for good measure. The thing that really makes it good, though, is sherry or wine! When I lived on the coast, I had a friend who brought by King Fish, quite often. Most people didn't like them, saying they were too dry. But I cut mine into about 2 or 3 inch steaks, covered them with 1/2 burgundy wine (any kind works) and 1/2 water , chopped up onion and bell peppers, sometimes a clove of garlic and a dash of Worcestershire Sauce, and cooked them in an eletric skillet. I loved that they only had the one center bone with 4 prongs. I didn't try to fry them or bake them. The odd thing was, the more you ate, the more fish there was! It just seemed to grow! So, I would use a couple of extra steaks and crumble them up, like tuna fish. They made a huge bowl of fish that I fixed the way I fix tuna fish. Diced boiled egg, green pepper, celery, sometimes pecan and apple, then add in Miracle Whip, sugar and lemon juice. That too seemed to grow. The more I ate, the more was left in the bowl! We loved to sip hot Dr. Pepper in a tea cup, served with a wedge of lemon, in cold weather. A lot of little kids used to have soda water put in their baby bottles to sip on. We didn't have things like Kool Aid or a lot of fruit juices. It was milk, water, or soda water of some kind. My parents wouldn't let me have Cokes after 8 p.m. When I was small, we would go to the picture show at night, then go across the street to the grocery store where my dad would open the store, and they would share a Coke, while I just stood there, looked in the meat refrigerator, and waited to go home-if it was after 8. Maybe that is why I drink all the soft drinks I can get, now! I was so thirsty and had to wait until breakfast the next morning, when my mother would squeeze an orange for orange juice for me. I think they just heard that children should not drink Cokes after 8 p.m., so that was the rule they followed with me. There is a Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas that seems to be popular. My aunt went to Baylor, and they used to feed the bear mascots Dr. Pepper during ball games and appearances. They were so cute. Maybe that's why she always wants a Dr. Pepper. Cecelia > > It is really simple, just brown thin pork chops with or without the bone > on > both sides. Sprinkle with pepper if desired. Once the chops are brown, > pour > any kind of pancake syrup on each chop and then pour Dr. Pepper to cover > the > chops. Simmer for about 30 minutes. > > Julie > >