Old-Fashioned Baked Ham

Name: Old-Fashioned Baked Ham
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8-10 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Dinner Recipes, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 can (8 ounces) sliced pineapple; 1 canned ham (5 pounds); 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground mustard; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 tablespoon cider vinegar; Maraschino cherries

I can still see the table meticulously set for a country meal at our 150-year-old family farm, and I vividly recall the aroma of ham baking! Whenever I make a ham, I think of my mom—who was, in my opinion, the best cook ever! —Rosemary Pryor, Pasadena, Maryland

Ingredients

1 can (8 ounces) sliced pineapple
1 canned ham (5 pounds)
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
Maraschino cherries

Directions

Drain pineapple, reserving 2 tablespoons juice; set aside. Place ham in a baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the brown sugar, mustard, cloves, vinegar and reserved pineapple juice. Score top of ham. Place pineapple slices and cherries over ham; spoon glaze over top.
Bake 40-45 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 140°, basting occasionally.

Nutrition Facts

8 ounce-weight: 296 calories, 8g fat (3g saturated fat), 115mg cholesterol, 2360mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 0 fiber), 42g protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Baked Ham in Taste of Home Premiere 1993

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tcavman15

Dec 29, 2016

I like this recipe because it's simple. I always used to overcook my hams before this. Not any more! My family doesn't care for pineapple, so I skipped that - used apple juice because that's what I had on hand. That worked just fine. Definitely a repeatable recipe.
FriedaG

Feb 4, 2008

My grandmother thought canned hams were "the bee's knees," even for special dinners. I recall how good her hams tasted. I decided to see if I could approximate her effort, and this recipe comes very, very close. I remember when I was a child that if I got one of the Maraschino cherry halves with a serving, I felt very privileged.