Cranberry-Orange Glazed Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 to 18 lb.) smoked fully cooked ham
whole cloves
2 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar, divided
1 1/3 c. cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 c. honey
1/4 c. cider vinegar
1 1/2 Tbsp. flour
3 Tbsp. prepared mustard
3 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 to 3 oranges, sliced
about 6 maraschino cherries, halved

Preparation

Slice skin from ham.
Score fat on ham in a diamond design and stud with cloves.
Place ham, fat side up, on rack in a shallow roasting pan.
Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.\tBake at 325\u00b0 for 3 to 3 1/2 hours.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar, cranberry juice, honey, cider vinegar, flour, mustard and butter in a saucepan, mixing well.
Bring to a boil and cook 1 minute.
Coat exposed portion of ham with remaining sugar.\tPlace orange slices on ham, securing in centers with wooden picks; leave tips of picks exposed.
Place cherry half on each pick.
Pour hot cranberry mixture over ham; bake an additional 1 hour or until thermometer registers 140\u00b0, basting ham with pan juices twice. Yield:
25 to 30 servings.