Recipe - Cola-Basted Ham

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

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Place ham, fat side down in a shallow pan.
Pour cola into pan to One half 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 sugarmustard paste has melted into a
dark glaze. Let stand at room temperature 2030 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