Boned Ham With Dried Fruit Stuffing - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 to 10 lb. ham, boned
1 lb. mixed dried fruit
3 c. water
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 c. fresh bread crumbs
1/4 c. rum

Preparation

Make pocket in ham for stuffing.
Soak fruit in a bowl with water for 2 to 3 hours.
Drain and reserve water.
In a saucepan, place reserved water with sugar and cook for 5 minutes to dissolve.
Add lemon juice and cornstarch, cooking and stirring until mixture thickens.
Remove from heat and cool.
Add rum, fruit and bread crumbs.
Mix well and stuff ham.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 3 hours.
Serves about 20.