Bourbon, Pineapple and Orange Glazed Holiday Ham

Description: One of my family's favorite holiday ham recipes --perfect for Easter or New Year's celebrations. The glaze is really wonderful-- half gets brushed onto the ham and baked, the remainder gets passed at the table. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 10 lbs bone-in ham, rind removed
• whole cloves
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup Bourbon (or orange juice)
• 1 (12 ounce) jar orange marmalade (best with a slightly bitter marmalade such as Hero)
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 3 teaspoons prepared mustard (French's yellow mustard)
• 1 (14 ounce) can pineapple rings, drained
• 10 -12 maraschino cherries

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Using a sharp knife, score the ham into a diamond pattern about 1/4-inch deep and 1-inch apart.
3. Stud the ham with whole cloves in the center of each diamond.
4. Place ham fat side up in a shallow roasting pan (for easy clean-up line pan with aluminum foil, or use a heavy-duty disposable aluminum pan).
5. Bake ham for 2 1/2 hours.
6. Meanwhile, stir together the brown sugar, bourbon, orange marmalade, crushed pineapple, and prepared mustard. Heat to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar has dissolved.
7. Remove ham from the oven.
8. Spoon half of the glaze/sauce over the ham.
9. Decorate ham with pineapple rings, using a few toothpicks to hold ring in place. Place a cherry in the center of each ring, and attach it with a toothpick.
10. Return ham to the oven and bake for another 20 to 30 minutes.
11. Transfer ham to a platter and allow to rest for 10 minutes before carving (be sure to remove all toothpicks).
12. Pass the remaining sauce at the table.