Baked Ham w/ Honey & Fruit Nectar
Source of Recipe
fooddownunder.com
List of Ingredients
1 Aluminum Foil or Large Baking Bag
1 Roasting Pan
1 Meat thermometer
1/2 Spiral-cut smoked ham (about 7 lbs. fully cooked)
Juices packaged with ham
1/2 x to 1 can Coca Cola (optional)
1/2 cup Pear Nectar*
3/4 cup Fresh Orange juice Or, 1/2 cup Frozen Orange Juice Concentrate
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
3/4 cup firmly packed DARK brown sugar
1/2 cup Honey
Orange Marmalade, Pear Preserves, Crushed Pineapple or fruit of choice (optional) (or other fruit nectar of choice - Pineapple juice is good)Recipe
Preheat oven to 375* F. Spread out on your table an adequate amount of foil to wrap the ham. Alternatively, you can use a large size Reynolds baking bag. Place ham on the foil or in bag, cut end down, in a roasting pan. Mix juices together in a bowl. Pour over ham. If desired, you can pour a can of Coca Cola over it also. Cinnamon may be sprinkled on top if desired (optional). Bake ham in preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes per pound. Carefully open top of foil or end of bag (the steam will be very hot) and baste the ham several times with juice and pan drippings. After about 1 hour, turn the ham so the sliced end is either upright or the ham is on its side (best
* I think for this step). Use either method, #1 or #2.
* #1- Sprinkle the dark brown sugar over the ham. Press it down firmly with a spatula. Drizzle honey over the sugar.
* #2- Mix dark brown sugar and honey together in a small bowl. Drizzle or brush mixture on the ham.
* Leaving foil open on top - or if in a bag, you might want to leave it open and pull it back - Bake ham for another 45 minutes, or until internal temperature measures 140 Degrees F. on a meat thermometer. [You might want to spread orange marmalade or pear preserves or other fruit jam on top]. BASTE ham thoroughly and allow to cool. Reserve drippings. Wrap ham tightly with foil. Serve as desired, either warm or chilled. Before serving, heat drippings and pour over ham and in gaps of slices.
* A good side dish would be sliced pineapple with maraschino cherries in the centers, baked and basted until golden brown. We also like macaroni salad, deviled eggs, stuffed celery and either fresh vegetables (peas, butter beans, okra and or corn on the cob) or pimento cheese sandwiches (on rye), plenty of iced tea and watermelon or blackberry or cherry pie.
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