1 ham, allow 1/2 pound per person
Glaze
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup honey
2 tsp dry mustard
15 or more cloves
1 can (15oz) crushed pineapple
several dashes of Tabasco sauce
Basting Sauce
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp dry mustard
1 cup orange juice
a few drops of tabasco
If the ham has been precooked, allow 10 minutes cooking time per pound, to warm the meat and melt the glaze. If the ham has not been precooked at all, allow 20 minutes per pound and be sure the intermnal temperature, as read on a meat thermometer registers 160°F.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, fat side up. Bake the ham unglazed until the thermometer reads 130°F or until 1 hour before the ham is done. Prepare for glazing by scoring the outside of the ham in a diamond pattern, cutting 1/4 inch deep with a sharp knife. Combine the brown sugar with the honey, mustard, pineapple chunks and hot sauce. Mix well and spread over the outside of the ham. Stud decoratively with cloves in the center of each diamond. Return to the oven for 1 hour to finish baking. The ham can be basted every 15 minutes if desired.
last updated 3/28/99