Country Ham Bake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 to 15 lb.) country ham
hot water
4 qt. ginger ale or cola drink

Preparation

Put country ham in clean lard can or very large pot filled with hot water (just below the boiling point).
Let boil for 10 or 15 minutes.
This step gives the ham a good cleaning and removes excess salt from outside.
Remove ham and discard water.
Place ham in can and fill can half full with hot water.
Add 4 quarts ginger ale or cola drink and put top loosely on can.
Bring to a full rolling boil for 30 minutes.
The ginger ale or cola helps to bring out the flavor of the ham.
Place about 4 thicknesses of newspaper on the floor and set ham (still in can) on papers. Press lid on lightly; pull papers around sides and top of can and tie with string.