Southern Baked Ham
Ingredients:
1 15 to 20 pounds whole bone in ham
whole cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 can 20 ounce pineapple slices (drain and reserve)
maraschino cherries
Directions:
Using a sharp knife, score ham long way and across making diamond shapes. Insert cloves 2 to 3 per diamond in center of diamonds. Drain pineapple. Reserve juice. Arrange some pineapple slices on top of ham. Place extra slices in bottom of pan. Blend juice drained from pineapple with brown sugar and ground cloves. Pour over ham.
Bake ham in preheated 350° oven 15 minutes per pound. Baste every 45 minutes with pan juices. About 40 minutes before ham is done, take out and garnish with pineapple slices. Return to oven to finish cooking. Remove ham to serving platter, place a cherry in the center of each pineapple slice. Remove pineapple slices from bottom of pan and arrange around ham.
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