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Real Baked Ham
My dad always said there is ham and there is all the rest. Ham was his favorite and we always had it on Easter and Christmas. Like my father I also like ham very much. I like to serve it on a regular basis. The recipe below is a classic and is taste wonderful. Enjoy.
5 pounds ham
Cider to cover
½ cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon mustard
20 whole cloves
Cover the ham with cold water and bring slowly to the boil. Throw out the water and replace with cider to cover ham. Bring this to a boil; lower heat, keeping liquid barely simmering for 20 minutes to the pound of ham. Remove form the heat and allow to stand in the liquid for 30 minutes. Take out ham; skin and score fat with sharp knife in a diamond pattern. Stud with whole cloves. Mix the sugar and mustard and rub well into ham. Bake in preheated oven for additional 10 minutes per pound in a 400 degree oven.