Pepsi and Ham

[PuritanCovenanter]

I just cooked my first ham. As many of you know I am a single Dad. I finally took the plunge and cooked a ham. I let it cook in a about a can and a half of Pepsi Cola and it came out just simply delicious. It is 3:00 AM and the boys and I are having feast. We love to stay up and play games and fellowship when no one can bother you. Of course I have kids who are staying here who are not of my flesh and bone but are mine none the less. Some of you know what I do. I love my kids. And the Ham is great. LOL I actually might become domesticated someday.

 

[AThornquist]

That sounds like a great time. At first I thought you were talking about silly claims that if you cover pork with Coke/Pepsi then small worms come out of it. I'm glad to be wrong.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

And oh yeah, I do know how to take green beans from a can, put mushroom soup in it and sprinkle dried onions on top to make green bean casserole. LOL But that is about it. LOL

 

[nasa30]

Sounds like a great time! My wife cooks ham like that. Coke and pineapple with a little brown sugar. Just fantastic.

BTW, what types of games do you guys like to play?

 

[johnbugay]

We use Ginger Ale instead of Pepsi. I buy the hams that are boneless, fatless, and pre-sliced. That makes things easy. And of course, they don't last long at all!

 

[LawrenceU]

That sounds like a great time, Randy.

 

[Wayne]

Nothing quite like a 3 AM feast, is there?

 

[toddpedlar]

If you guys haven't heard of it - we play games a LOT as a family over Christmas break - but you should get your hands on Killer Bunnies.... a great, expandable card game that is good for lots of fun and laughs. We also like games like Set, Quiddler, Pit, Rook and still an old favorite, Taboo.

 

[nasa30]

If you guys haven't heard of it - we play games a LOT as a family over Christmas break - but you should get your hands on Killer Bunnies.... a great, expandable card game that is good for lots of fun and laughs. We also like games like Set, Quiddler, Pit, Rook and still an old favorite, Taboo.

We do as well. We love those you mentioned as well as Around the World in 80 Days, Alhambra, Wings of War, you name it. We have a hall closet that is packed floor to ceiling with board games.

I have a partial game list of our favorites here. I also have a big list of wanted games as well.... Books and games...not enough time.

 

[LawrenceU]

If you guys haven't heard of it - we play games a LOT as a family over Christmas break - but you should get your hands on Killer Bunnies.... a great, expandable card game that is good for lots of fun and laughs. We also like games like Set, Quiddler, Pit, Rook and still an old favorite, Taboo.

We do as well. We love those you mentioned as well as Around the World in 80 Days, Alhambra, Wings of War, you name it. We have a hall closet that is packed floor to ceiling with board games.

I have a partial game list of our favorites here. I also have a big list of wanted games as well.... Books and games...not enough time.

We play lots of games, pretty much all year. Board games, card games, you name it. My wife's family is HUGE on card games. They can't get together for more than about three minutes without dealing out a hand of euchre!

It is about time to drag out the Avalon Hill games for the holiday season. I think this year we will put out the Tactics game and the Battle for the Pacific. Axis and Allies will have to wait.

Of course there will be all the standards played as friends come over.

I like games.

Kf3

 

[VictorBravo]

That sounds like a great time. At first I thought you were talking about silly claims that if you cover pork with Coke/Pepsi then small worms come out of it. I'm glad to be wrong.

What's wrong with that?

That's how I get the worms out my ham. I thought everyone knew about that.




Sounds like a great time, Randy.

Now that you are becoming a chef, I can recommend beer or wine on top of chicken (fresh cut is the best), slow-cooked for hours and covered.

Or for that matter, beer or wine on top of stew meat. Or beer or wine with stew meat.

The possibilities are endless. . . .

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

The big game right now is Maddan 2010 on xbox live. NCAA football is the other.

 

[AThornquist]

I don't really play any games at all

 

[Herald]

Randy, I may try your ham recipe with Coke. I'm not a Pepsi guy.

 

[Southern Presbyterian]

I actually might become domesticated someday.

Perish the thought!

What type of ham did you start out with?

 

[nasa30]

I don't really play any games at all

Missing out....

A world awaits you here.

 

[PuritanCovenanter]

I actually might become domesticated someday.

Perish the thought!

What type of ham did you start out with?

A Hickory Smoked 10.5 lbs Ham. BTW, Pepsi is sweeter so that makes the taste a bit more savory. Coke is just a bitter pill. LOL Those who poorly imbibe use coke.

What would Bawb do? We must know.

 

[Vonnie Dee]

Tomorrow I will be making my ham with gingerale and tropical fruit salad. But with regular pork I prefer Pepsi. We will also enjoy mac n cheese, sweet potato casseroll, rolls, string beans, and sweet potato pie.

 

[Herald]

Tomorrow I will be making my ham with gingerale and tropical fruit salad. But with regular pork I prefer Pepsi. We will also enjoy mac n cheese, sweet potato casseroll, rolls, string beans, and sweet potato pie.

Vonnie, and none of it has any calories, right?

 

[Vonnie Dee]

No because I will be standing for part of the time and some calories will fall through my feet by gravity. I will also be in the company of friends and family so all calories will be evenly shared. Finally, the tasting calories don't count because it is kinda like mercy work on the sabbath. It's a neccessity to taste the food before I serve it so then it is okay to break the rules.

 

[Reformed Thomist]

I miss board games. Haven't played one since I was a kid.

 

[Herald]

For Christmas Eve dinner my wife made a ham in a brown sugar-maple syrup glaze. It was fantastic!

 

[kvanlaan]

Turkey last night. Yum.

I don't do ham and coke b/c when we first went to China, the local foreigners' cookbook included a recipe for a Ma Ling Ham (canned ham) and Coke which included the words "scrape off the gel from the ham and pour on coke", you then cooked the ham in its own can. The big, big issue really was whether or not a pig was at all involved in the making of said canned ham. :shudder:

 

[Laura]

Randy, I may try your ham recipe with Coke. I'm not a Pepsi guy.

I have a recipe--never tried it but the source is good--that uses 6 liters of Coke plus a bunch of kosher salt for the brine. Then it is rubbed with herbs and topped with a brown sugar glaze. It looks over the top.

 

[Susanna]

Are you back from the HOSPITAL YET, Randy Martin Snyder?