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Rita's Sweet Holiday Baked Ham

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  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 2 hr.
  • Ready in: 2 hr., 20 mins
  • Serves:

Ingredients

  • 1 cup maple syrup
  • 1 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup ginger ale
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 (10 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, halved
  • 1 (12 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
  • 1 (15.25 ounce) can pineapple slices in juice, drained
  • 1 box round wooden toothpicks
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Cooking Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a medium bowl, mix together the maple syrup, orange juice, ginger ale, brown sugar and honey. Stir in the juice from the maraschino cherries, and half of the cherries. Score the outer edge of the ham with a sharp knife in a diamond pattern. Cuts should be about 1/4 inch deep. This will allow the ham to soak up the juice.

Place the ham into an oven bag, and carefully pour the juice mixture over it, keeping all of the juice in the bag. It may look like there is too much juice, but the ham will soak it up while baking. Place the pineapples onto the top of the ham, and secure with toothpicks. Place cherries into the centers of the rings, and secure with toothpicks also. Tie the end of the bag closed with the ties provided, place in a large roasting pan, and cut a few small slits in the top of the oven bag.

Bake the ham for 2 hours in the preheated oven. The internal temperature should be 160 degrees F (80 degrees C) when done. Be sure not to touch the bone when taking the temperature. Remove ham from bag to a serving plate, and let stand for 10 minutes before carving.

Nutritional Information per Serving

Calories 666cal  Total fat 42g  Cholesterol 127mg  Sodium 999mg  
Carbohydrates 28g  Fiber 0g  

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This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
My First Cookbook, Niecia's speacialty's, KATHI'S FAVORITE RECIPE COOKBOOK, BeyondStreetteams Foodie Loves, joanndream

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Gabby
12/16/08 07:45 PM

Oh no im outt!!!!

My family and friends came over one night. Because we were having a get together. People were asking me for more so i had to make a second batch!! You did the grastest job ever good job Rita!!
rayboytaylor
11/07/08 10:51 AM

Great Ham

Not only was the Ham moist it also was a beautiful presentation. I made the slits in the bag a bit large which allowed the sauce to become thicker.
luckymi
12/22/07 08:57 PM

best ham ever!

That's what I was told tonight. I made a 14 pound ham and had 18 people over, and I have less 3 pounds left. What I do have left over is all the deserts because everyone wanted more ham instead of the sweets. 3 family's had me copy the recipe so they could make it latter. My hats off to ya Rita that was one good ham.
CRgardener
11/15/07 09:45 AM

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