Aunt Naomi's Easter Ham

Title:
Aunt Naomi's Easter Ham

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Ham,
Holidays,
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Ingredients:





     7 lb Smithfield Easy Karv Ham (to


          -9 lbs.); rind removed


          Whole cloves


     1 lb Dark-brown sugar


     1 cn Coca-Cola; 12-oz.


     1 cn Pineapple rings (14-oz.);


          -drained and juice reserved


     1 c  Sweet Concord grape wine


    10    Maraschino cherries; (10 to


          -12)


          Fresh bay leaves for garnish






 Heat oven to 325 degrees. Using a sharp knife, score surface of ham


 crosswise and lengthwise, forming a crosshatch pattern about 1/4-inch deep


 and 1-inch apart. Place 1 clove in the center of each square. Place ham,


 fat side up, in a double-layer disposable aluminum roasting pan. Pat the


 brown sugar onto the surface of the ham. Expect some sugar to fall into the


 roasting pan. Transfer to oven, and bake until brown sugar just begins to


 melt, about 30 minutes. Pour Coca-Cola over ham, mixing with melted sugar


 in bottom of roasting pan. Baste ham with sugar mixture. Return to oven,


 and bake for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1 cup reserved pineapple juice


 and wine in a small bowl. Baste ham with pineapple mixture. Bake ham for a


 total of 16 minutes per pound, basting every 20 minutes. During the last 20


 minutes of baking time, decorate ham with pineapple rings. Use 2 to 3


 toothpicks to hold each ring in place. Center a cherry in the center of


 each ring, and adhere with a toothpick. Transfer ham to a platter, removing


 all toothpicks. Garnish ham with fresh bay leaves. Serves 10 to 12. Recipe


 from Jane Heller. Formatted by Lynn Thomas dcqp82a@prodigy.com. Source:


 Martha Stewart Living .
Lynn's notes: Made this for


 Easter 1998; used and 8 lb. butt portion ham. The ham turned out to be very


 tasty and delicious. A lot of basting has to be done, but the results are


 worth it.


 


 Recipe by: Martha Stewart Living


 


 Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by LYNN_THOMAS 
on


 Apr 12, 1998