1 (16-18 pound) smoked fully cooked ham
Whole cloves
2 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1 1/3 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 cup honey
1/4 cup cider vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons prepared mustard
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
2-3 oranges, sliced
about 6 maraschino cherries, halved
Slice skin from ham. Score fat on ham in a diamond design and stud with cloves. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermomeer, making sure it does not touch bone. Bake at 325 for 3-3 1/2 hours.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cranberry juice, honey, cider vinegar, flour mustard, and butter in a saucepan, mixing well. Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.
Coat exposed portion of ham with remaining sugar. Place orange slices on ham, securing in centers with wooden picks; leave tips of picks exposed place cherry half on each pick.
Pour hot cranberry mixture over ham; bake an additional 1 hour or until thermometer registers 140 degrees, basting ham with pan juices twice. Yield: 25-30 servings.
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