Maggies Coca-cola Basted Ham

Use self-control! Here are two pitfalls that most of us fall into in this regard. One is we let the individual take us off the main point. Maybe it's the scoffer: “What about those who never heard the Gospel?” “Where did Cain get his wife?” Maybe it’s the person that just wants to share unrelated stories. You need self-control to prevent yourself from going down rabbit trails that will take you away from the four core elements of the Gospel (God-Man-Christ-Response). Second, you will need self-control to avoid getting emotional, angry, discouraged, frustrated or offended. Oftentimes these conversations can get very sensitive. You need to be filled with the Holy Spirit and produce the fruit of self-control even if the other person has lost his. Don’t let their spirit dictate your spirit.

Randy Smith

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats		Beverages, Main dish, Meats	12	Servings

INGREDIENTS

10	lb	Ham, *
6	c	Coca-cola
1	c	Brown Sugar, Dark Packed
1	T	Mustard, Dry
2	T	Mustard, Prepared Sharp
2	c	Bread Crumbs, Fine Dry

INSTRUCTIONS

Ham should be one of the precooked hams.  Not one of the specialty
cured or canned hams.  Just the standard bone in ham in the meat
counter. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
++++++++++++++++++ Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place ham, fat side
down, in a shallow baking pan. Pour coke into pan until it is  1/2-inch
deep. Bake 2 to 3 hours, or until ham can be easily pierced  with a
fork, basting with the Coca-Cola every 15 to 20 minutes.  (Center of
ham will read 140 degrees F on a meat thermometer when  properly
cooked.) Remove ham from the pan and cool. Cut away rind and  fat with
a sharp knife. Combine sugar, mustards, bread crumbs, and  enough Coke
to form a thick paste. Place ham on roasting rack in pan  and pat all
over with the paste. Add remaining coke to the bottom of  the pan.
Increase the temperature to 375 degrees F. and bake the ham  45 minutes
longer, basting every 20 to 15 minutes until sugar-mustard  paste has
melted to a dark glaze. Let stand at room temperature 30  minutes
before slicing.  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at
www.synapse.com/~gemini

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