Vermont Country Baked Ham
Source of Recipe
Governor Howard Dean, M.D.
List of Ingredients
1 (8 lbs) ham
3 quarts sweet apple cider
2 cups raisins
2 cups vermont maple sugar (or brown sugar if your not a Vermont native)
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon powdered cloves
1/2 cup water
Recipe
Simmer ham in cider for 2 hours.
Drain, skin ham, and cover it with paste made from maple sugar, mustard, cloves, and water.
Place in baking pan, pour cider over it, add raisins to pan, and bake 2-1/2 hours at 325 degrees.
Baste frequently.
Make thickened gravy of cider raisin drippings.
Serves 16.
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