Happy Hogs and Ham Month!

Did you know that October is Happy Hogs and Ham Month? It's a month dedicated to celebrating all things pork. Now is your chance to jump up and shout "I love bacon!" Okay, maybe just pick up some pork from the market on your way home and whip up a ham lover's dish this week.

I realize some people do not prefer pork for various personal, spiritual or ethnic reasons so I also included a delicious Baked Potato Soup recipe (bacon optional) and a scrumptious streusel muffin recipe.

Bacon Stuffed Mushrooms

Baked Potato Soup

Easy Sloppy Joes

Ribs And Rice

Original Toll House Streusel Muffins

I had to add the Toll House Streusel Muffins because October always makes me crave muffins and German food. Go figure.

However you celebrate the pork products family, enjoy Autumn and have a Happy Ham Month! Connect with us on Facebook to share your favorite ham recipe or visit Annie's Recipes for more recipes for Fall and the holidays.

Honey Glazed Ham with Coca Cola

Today's recipe is typical of an Easter meal in the United States. While lamb is common, ham is even more common in the U.S.!

Honey Glazed Ham with Coca Cola

8-10 lb. smoked shank or butt
1 tsp. cloves, ground
1 tsp. allspice
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. brown sugar
1 (12 oz.) Cocoa Cola
Aluminum foil

Glaze
4 tbsp. honey
2 tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. Dijon mustard
1 tsp. rum (opt.)
Cloves, allspice & nutmeg

Place enough aluminum foil in baking pan to completely cover ham. Place ham on foil. Pour Coke over ham. Mix the spices and rub all over ham. Seal the foil. Bake at 325 degrees for 15 minutes per pound. Remove ham from pan. Discard aluminum foil. Remove all but 1/2" of fat. Score ham by making slits through fat. Mix the same spices as above (cloves, allspice, nutmeg, brown sugar) with the glazing ingredients. Heat this to a liquid. Spoon this over ham as thickly as you can. It will be thicker if made a few minutes ahead and allowed to cool. Return ham to oven for another 20 to 30 minutes, uncovered, being careful not to burn.


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