Bacchant ham

Ingredients:

2x (9 lb) boneless ham
2lb light brown sugar
4bot extra-dry champagne
6tbl honey
3tsp ground ginger
3tsp dry mustard


Method :
(Optional: canned pineapple slices or spiced apples)
Score ham and place on rack in baking pan. Cover top with 1 cup brown sugar and pour over 1 bottle champagne.
Bake at 325 degrees for 2 hours.
Combine remaining bottle champagne, remaining brown sugar, honey, ginger and mustard and bring to rolling boil in saucepan. Lower heat and simmer while basting ham every 15 minutes until done.
Garnish with pineapple slices and spiced apples, if desired.

note: champagne is also indicated for bacchanals with foam and beautifull girl... serve chilled (and naked)