Jazzing Up Your Holiday Ham
By Brenda Hyde
Ham is part of many of our holiday dinners. This year why not
jazz it up with a new sauce or glaze? They are easy and
inexpensive, but can add that extra touch to your holiday meal.
Remember, always cook your ham slowly and only for the time
suggested. A 325 degree oven is the standard temperature for
cooking ham to avoid drying out. The following recipes give you
a wonderful choice of toppings for your ham.
Maple Glazed Ham
Ingredients:
4-6 pound fully-cooked ham
Whole cloves
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup maple or maple flavored syrup
1 tablespoon prepared mustard
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Insert cloves into ham. Bake
uncovered 1-1 1/2 hours until temperature reaches 140 degrees.
While ham is baking, combine brown sugar, syrup and mustard;
spoon over ham during the last 1/2 hour of cooking. Let stand
10 minutes before slicing.
Honey Ham Glaze
Ingredients:
1 cup honey
1/2 cup orange juice
4-5 pound ham
Bake ham 30 minutes for every pound at 325 degrees.
Combine ingredients in a small bowl. The last 45 minutes
baste with glaze several times.
Cherry Ham Glaze
Ingredients:
1 jar (12 ounce) cherry preserves
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
3 tablespoons water
In a saucepan combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat; simmer 2 minutes; stirring frequently.
About 15 minutes before your ham is done, spoon 1/4
to 1/3 cup glaze over ham. Repeat is desired. Stir water
into remaining glaze; heat through and serve with ham.
Sage and Apple Ham
Ingredients:
1 ham
dried sage
1 cup apple cider or juice
apple jelly
Rub dried sage over the entire ham. Place in roasting pan;
add cider or juice. Bake according to directions on ham;
basting occasionally with juice. The last 20 minutes of
cooking spread a thick coating of apple jelly over the
surface of the ham.
About the author
Brenda Hyde is a wife and Mom of three, a freelance writer, bookseller and editor of Seeds of Knowledge.
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