"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote

> On Thu 04 Sep 2008 06:58:30p, Nancy Young told us...
>
>> I didn't write this letter to Cook's Country:
>>
>> Many years ago, when I was throwing my first dinner party,
>> I wanted to serve ham. I had forgotten the brand of ham
>> my mother usually bought, and I didn't really have a clue
>> how to make her candied ham, but I decided to improvise.
>> I took the large ham out of the can, scraped off the jelly,
>> spread mustard and brown sugar on the top, and then
>> covered the top with pineapple rings. After baking it for a
>> few hours, I took the ham out to serve to my hungry guests.
>> It looked a little strange because all the toppings had fallen
>> off the ham and into the pan. My husband soon found out
>> why when he went to carve the ham. The ham was still
>> encased in plastic!
>>
>> Ahem.

> Being so well sealed, it was probably very juicy!

You know, I don't really remember mine being juicy or
tasty at all.

nancy