Glazed Baked Ham
Source of Recipe
Frugal Friends in the Kitchen
List of Ingredients
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate -- thawed
5 pounds fully cooked smoked ham (5 to 7 pounds)
Whole cloves, if desired
Raisin Sauce -- (recipe follows)
RAISIN SAUCE
2 cups apple cider or juice
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup raisins
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
Recipe
Heat oven to 325º, Mix brown sugar, cloves, cinnamon and orange juice
concentrate. Place ham, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan.
Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not
touch bone or rest in fat. Spoon or spread half of the juice mixture
onto ham. Roast uncovered until meat thermometer registers 135º, 1 1/2
to 2 hours.
About 30 minutes before ham is done, remove from oven; pour droppings
from pan. Cut fat surface of ham in uniform diamond pattern 1/4 inch
deep. Insert whole clove in each diamond, if desired. Spoon or spread
remaining juice mixture on ham; continue baking 30 minutes. Remove
from oven. Cover and let stand 10 minutes. Serve with Raisin Sauce.
RAISIN SAUCE:
Gradually stir apple cider into cornstarch in 1-quart saucepan. Add
raisins and margarine. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly,
until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve warm.
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