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Pork, Ham, Apricot-Glazed

Source of Recipe

From My File: McClug (Origin unknown)


Recipe Link: communities.msn.com/RecipesForNonCooks/meats.msnw

List of Ingredients

29 ounces canned Bartlett pears halves

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon allspice

12 dried apricot halves

1/2 cup apricot preserves

Ham

Whole cloves





Recipe

1. Drain pears, reserving 1 cup syrup. Combine pear syrup with lemon juice and allspice. Add dried apricots and simmer for 15 minutes or until apricots are tender. Remove apricots with slotted spoon.

2. Add apricot preserves to remaining liquid. Bring to boil and cook 2 to 3 minutes, or until glaze consistency.

3. BAKED HAM: Score ham fat with diamonds and stud with whole cloves. Bake ham 15 minutes per pound at 325 degrees F.

4. Thirty minutes before serving brush ham with apricot glaze. Continue baking and brushing several times with glaze.

5. Arrange pears and apricots around ham 15 minutes before serving. Brush with glaze and bake 15 minutes.

Serves 6