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Jazzing Up Your Holiday Ham
By Brenda Hyde
http://seedsofknowledge.com
Ham is part of many of our Easter 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.
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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. |
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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.
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.
Brenda Hyde is a wife, mom, freelance
writer and editor at
Old Fashioned Holidays.com at http://oldfashionedholidays.com
Visit her site for more holiday recipes, crafts, traditions
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