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Main-Ham: Country Baked Ham with Bourbon Molasses Glaze

Source of Recipe

Cheryl Smith


List of Ingredients

12 lb smoked ham -- (12 to 14)
whole cloves

GLAZE:
1 cup bourbon
2 cups molasses
1 tablespoon peppercorns


Recipe

Remove skin from ham, leaving 1/4 to 1/2-inch of fat on ham. Score the fat into diamond shapes and insert cloves in a decorative manner. In a saucepan, bring bourbon, molasses, and peppercorns to a simmer, to cook off the alcohol ñ be careful, the alcohol will flame a little. Allow to cool. Put ham on a rack in a baking pan, add 1-inch of water, baste with the glaze and bake in a preheated 350ºF oven. Depending on weight of the ham, the time will vary. It will take approximately 20 minutes per pound. Bake for 3 hours covered and last 1/2 hour uncovered, basting every 20 minutes with glaze.