Honey Glazed Ham

*Baked Honey-Glazed Ham* Smoked ham 2 T prepared mustard 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1/2 cup honey Whole cloves Unsweetened slices fresh or canned pineapple rings Maraschino Cherries 2 cups ginger ale Preheat oven to 250 F or if pressed or time, 300 F. Remove the rind from the ham and most of the fat, leaving an even layer about 1/8 inch thick. Place the ham on a wire rack in a baking pan lined with heavy duty aluminum foil (this will eliminate a nasty clean-up later). Score the fat on the ham (making a diamond pattern).
In a small bowl, combine prepared mustard, brown sugar, and honey. Rub the ham all over with the mustard-honey sauce, pressing sauce into the cut marks. Stick a whole clove in the center of each diamond. Using toothpicks, secure slices of pineapple to the ham. Then in the center of each pineapple ring, secure maraschino cherries with toothpicks. NOTE: If preparing half a ham, place the ham cut side down. Bake the ham, fat side up, from 4 hours to all day. Baste every 30 minutes with ginger ale. Later in the cooking, baste with pan juices. When done, remove from oven and transfer to a carving board. Let the ham stand for 30 minutes before carving.
Cut away the rind and excess fat. Then cut into slices, as thin as possible. Add accumulated carving juices to the remaining sauce and serve separately. Arrange the meat on a warmed serving platter.

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