Easter ham the southern way!

Big Guy was raised in a Southern family. He was used to big meals everyday which always included a protein, potatoes and a vegetable. When we first married, he never had a salad that wasn’t more than lettuce and a tomato. Poor child!

As I have evolved into a home cook, I became fascinated with the variety of cookbooks that focused on Southern cuisine. Big Guy bought my first “Southern” cookbook called “Screen Doors and Sweet Tea” by Martha Hall Foose.

I was quickly pulled into the book searching for recipes that elevated the basic experience Big Guy had as a child. The recipe that called me for many holidays was her “Barq’s Root Beer-Glazed Ham.”

It takes a basic ham and kicks up the flavor. The best part is telling our guests that the glaze was made with root beer, ketchup, brown sugar, yellow mustard and lemon zest. We always get a cry of “no way,” and pass me another piece.