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Easter ham glaze If ham is on your Easter menu, try this easy glaze: Combine 1/2 cup honey-type mustard, 1/2 cup orange marmalade and 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger. Brush mixture on ham frequently during the last hour of baking. (Makes 1 cup, enough for a 14-pound ham.) -- From French's Made with olive oil Prized for its flavor and health attributes, olive oil has become a staple in home cooking. To showcase olive oil's versatility, the North American Olive Oil Association is looking for recipes that include no more than three ingredients plus olive oil in an appetizer, entree or vegetable or side dish.

MIAMI -- Carlos Huerta came home. Tracy Ham and Mike Pringle came off the bench. And Birmingham came a long way to get blown out.The Baltimore Football Club used the Huerta-Ham-Pringle trifecta to drub Birmingham, 37-0, last night before 20,250 at the Orange Bowl in the second exhibition for both teams.Birmingham was thought to be Baltimore's chief competition in the Canadian Football League's South Division. That might not have been well thought out, as was proven last night during South Florida's test run for a CFL franchise.

HOUSTON - The NASA official who ran shuttle management meetings during the fatal Columbia mission said yesterday that she did not hear the continuing worries of engineers about debris that had struck the shuttle. In her first public statement, Linda Ham, chairwoman of the mission management team, defended NASA and its staff with passion, and at times with tears. But her account also depicted a space agency in which internal communications broke down, whether because of a failure of process or of courage.

May is morel season. The cute cone-shaped mushrooms pop up every spring in forests and orchards when the days get to a perfect combination of warmth and moisture. I love to celebrate the return of these miraculous mushrooms with a simple morel saute, or fricassee, flavored with ham and herbs. Carol Mighton Haddix is food editor of the Chicago Tribune, which provided the recipe and analysis. Morel Fricassee With Ham and Herbs Serves 4 -- Total time: 30 minutes 2 tablespoons olive oil or butter 1 sweet onion, sliced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup cooked, slivered ham or Canadian bacon 8 ounces fresh morels or other wild mushrooms, halved, brushed clean (see note)

Cider tastes better to me in November than in the earlier months of autumn. It shouldn't be so. Most of the apple cider sold in America is "sweet cider," the juice and pulp of apples that have been crushed and pasteurized. What we call apple juice is usually sweet cider that has gone through a filter. If I were drinking "hard cider," my yen for November would make more sense. November was once the beginning of the hard cider season. It was the time when apple farmers tapped that special barrel to see how things were progressing.

The Baltimore Stallions nearly let one slip away against rival British Columbia last night. But in the end, quarterback Tracy Ham and kicker Carlos Huerta wouldn't allow it.Ham drove the Stallions 54 yards in two minutes to set the dramatic stage for Huerta, who kicked a 20-yard field goal with 11 seconds remaining to lift Baltimore to a 28-26 victory over the Lions before 33,228, the largest crowd at Memorial Stadium this season.Baltimore (14-3) won its ninth straight and handed British Columbia (9-8)

1997 St. Francis Chardonnay, Sonoma County ($10). This crisp, medium-bodied, pleasant and dry wine is a soundly made standard California chardonnay with well-integrated oak and hints of lemon and apple. It's not particularly complex but nothing about it is off the mark. Don't be put off by the artificial cork. It actually reduces the chances of getting a spoiled bottle. Serve with salmon, ham or poultry. Pub Date: 01/27/99

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Baltimore's dream of Grey Cup glory reached an angry and tumultuous conclusion last night at raucous B.C. Place.When the B.C. Lions' Lui Passaglia kicked a 38-yard field goal with no time left on the clock to beat the CFLs, 26-23, it loosed a torrent of frustration in the locker room of Baltimore, the first U.S. team to reach the Grey Cup."We need to get some American refs with what they were doing," rush end Elfrid Payton shouted."This league will never grow with them making calls like that," halfback Charles Anthony said bitterly.

Area's chefs launching a feast for ChesapeakeA dozen of the region's best chefs are putting on their toques and whipping up their specialty dishes to celebrate a "Taste of the Chesapeake." The event, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday at Pier 3, the National Aquarium, benefits the Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. There'll also be dining, wining, a silent auction and dancing. Tickets are $125 a person ($110 for members) and $1,500 for a corporate table for 10. Call (410) 377-6270.Afro-Caribbean tastesCulinary sleuth and British and Australian TV chef Dorinda Hafner traveled the Caribbean looking for African influences on island food.

Quarterback Doug Flutie made a triumphant return to his hometown last night, leading the Calgary Stampeders to a 42-16 victory over the Baltimore CFLs before 39,247 at Memorial Stadium.Flutie completed 24 of 38 passes for 278 yards and two touchdowns to spoil the return of pro football to Baltimore after a 10-year absence.It was the first loss by Baltimore's Canadian Football League expansion team after one regular-season win and two preseason wins.Baltimore quarterback Tracy Ham was 23 of 33 for 286 yards with one touchdown in the defeat.