SC - Apicius in Ireland? and ham ideas?

[Decker, Margaret]

> Bonne wrote
> Question 2: Winn-Dixie has country hams for 99-cents a pound!!  limit one 
> per customer, but I'm willing to go to all three W-D's in town to buy
> three 
> of them, and that ought to be more than enough for 90 people as part of a 
> feast, don't you think?  Or should I send one of my co-cooks out to get
> one 
> or two more?   I'm thinking of soaking/boiling, then roasting with honey 
> glaze?  (again, it turns out this is an Apician thing.)
> 
> 
	Bonne. I usually figure about 1/4 pound per person per meat if there
is more than one meat dish being served. Rounding up to 25 lb. to allow for
shrinkage and dividing by the weight of the hams will tell you how many you
need if these are boneless. If they are bone in hams ask the meat counter
person what the bone weighs and go from there. Sounds lovely cooked the way
you mentioned. Margarite