Title: Cola-Basted Ham
Categories: Pork
Yield: 15 Servings

1 10-Lb Precooked Ham
1 Bottle coke; (1 liter )
1 c Dark brown sugar;, firmly
-packed
1 tb Dry mustard
2 tb Prepared sharp mustard
2 c Fine dry bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham, fat side down in a shallow pan.
Pour cola into pan to 1/2 inch deep. Bake about 2 hours, or until ham can
be easy pierced with a fork. basting with cola every 15 to 20 minutes.
Center of ham will reach 140 degrees on a meat thermometer when properly
cooked. Remove ham from pan and cool. Cut away rind and fat with a sharp
knife. Combine sugar, mustard, bread crumbs and enough cola to form a thick
paste. Place ham in the pan and pat all over with paste.Add remaining cola
to bottom of pan. With oven increased to 375 F bake for 45 minutes longer.,
basting ever 15 to 20 minutes. until sugar-mustard paste has melted into a
dark glaze. Let stand at room temperature 20-30 minutes before slicing.

Recipe by: Atlanta Journal

Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter by
ksmith3001@juno.com (Katherine L Smith) on Nov 25, 1997