Keeping the Traditions Alive

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I am sure most of us have recipes and or menus handed down from generation to generation particularly on the holidays, Easter is no different.  The centerpiece of many family Easter dinners is a baked ham.  One of the most delicious main courses out there and honestly one of the easiest to prepare and enjoy!  This recipe is fairly basic, nothing complicated and takes advantage of many of the ingredients in the glaze that we are all familiar with.

Baked Ham

Serves Allow 1/3 pound per person

Ingredients

Ham 

10-to-15 pound whole ham, or  5-to-7 pound half of a ham

Glaze

1 1/3 cups packed brown sugar

2 teaspoons dry mustard

3 tablespoons cider vinegar, prune juice, wine, or ham drippings

Whole cloves

Garnish

pineapple rings

whole cranberries

stars cut from preserved orange peel, optional

Preparation

Ham labeled "Cook Before Eating"

Preheat the oven to 325°F. Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. For a whole 10- to 15-pound ham, allow 18 to 20 minutes per pound; for a half--5 to 7 pounds--about 20 minutes per pound; or for a shank or butt portion weighing 3 to 4 pounds, about 35 minutes to the pound. In all cases, cook uncovered until the internal temperature reaches 160°F. For an attractive, quick finish, remove the ham from the oven about 30 minutes before it is done and glaze as directed below.

Ham labeled "Fully Cooked" or "Ready to Eat"

Preheat the oven to 325°F. To heat the ham, place it on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, and bake uncovered. For a whole ham, allow 15 to 18 minutes to the pound; for a half, 18 to 24 minutes per pound. The ham will be ready when the internal temperature reaches 140°F. To glaze the ham, remove it from the oven about 30 minutes before it is done, and increase the oven heat to 425°F. Remove all the rind but a collar around the shank bone. Cut the fat in the top of the ham in a diamond pattern, and cover the surface with brown sugar, dry mustard moistened with cider vinegar, prune juice, wine or ham drippings.

Stud the fat at the intersections of the diamonds with whole cloves. Or decorate with alternating half pineapple rings studded with cranberries and stars cut from preserved orange peel.

Return the ham to the oven, reduce the oven heat to 325°F again, and cook about 30 minutes. 

Serve either whole and slice at the table, or present sliced on a decorated platter.

Sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, green beans, boiled onions,  gravy, cranberry sauce or jellied all make wonderful accompaniments.

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