Christmas Ham

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Want to do a ham for Christmas this year but haven't done one before.

Is it too early to cook it on Wednesday, if so when should I cook it and does anyone have any good recipes for me.

[Hulababy]

I have done the Nigella ham in cherry coke recipe a few times and it has always gone down very very well :)

[tootiredtothink]

Def too early to cook on Wednesday. I'd cook it at the earliest on Christmas eve.

I'd also second Nigella's ham in coke (not done the cherry coke one though).

[tulpe]

Cooked ham will keep inside a foil tent in the fridge for a week, according to Nigella. If Wednesday works best for you then go with that - no point in giving yourself undue stress if the following days are too busy. Otherwise, I tend to agree with the others and would cook Christmas Eve morning, although I am pretty certain that last year I cooked a ham on 23rd without any huge issues :o .

[JiltedJohnsJulie]

Thanks very much everyone. Is this the Nigella recipe and if I want to do the cherry coke one, is it as simple as swapping the cola?