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"Nancy Young" > wrote in news:8-
:

> 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.
>
> nancy

I bet the plastic was tasty.

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The beet goes on -Alan