Festive Holiday Ham
(good for any holiday)
1/2c. Triple Sec. or any orange flavored liqueur
1 (9 to 10 lb.) smoked fully cooked ham.
1/2c. firmly packed brown sugar
1c. cranberry juice cocktail
1/2c. honey
1/3c. Triple Sec. or other
3 1/2Tbsp. prepared mustard
3Tbsp. butter or margarine
2Tbsp. cider vinegar
1 1/2Tbsp. all purpose flour
2 oranges, peeled and sliced
Maraschino cherries, halved
Slice skin from ham. Score fat on ham in a diamond design and
stud with cloves. Inject 1/2 cup liqueur into ham at 3 inch
intervals, using a bulb baster with a food injecting syringe
attachment.
Combine brown sugar and next 7 ingredients in a medium
saucepan; stir well. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer 2
minutes. Set glaze aside.
Place ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan;
pour brown sugar mixture over ham. Insert meat thermometer,
making sure it does not touch fat or bone. Cover and bake at
325 for 2 1/2 hours, basting frequently with glaze. Garnish
with orange slices and cherries.
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Recipe submitted by 'Princess Gran'
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