Title: Baked Ham in Champagne
Categories: Meat Holiday California
Yield: 15 Servings

1		(9-lb) boneless ham
1	lb	Light brown sugar
2		Bottles X-dry champagne
3	tb	Honey
1 1/2	ts	Ground ginger
1 1/2	ts	Dry mustard
		Pineapple slices (opt.)
		Spiced apples (optional)

Score ham and place on rack in baking pan. Cover top with 1 cup brown sugar and pour over 1 bottle champagne. Bake at 325F 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.

Makes 15 to 20 servings

Created by: Edward Norcio, Paul Masson Vineyards, Saratoga, Calif.

(C) 1992 The Los Angeles Times

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