Vermont Country Baked Ham From Governor Howard Dean, M.D. - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 lb) ham
3 quarts sweet apple cider
2 cups raisins
2 cups vermont maple sugar (or brown sugar if your not a Vermont native)
2 teaspoons dry mustard
1 teaspoon powdered clove
1/2 cup water

Preparation

Simmer ham in cider for 2 hours.
Drain, skin ham, and cover it with paste made from maple sugar, mustard, cloves, and water.
Place in baking pan, pour cider over it, add raisins to pan, and bake 2-1/2 hours at 325 degrees.
Baste frequently.
Make thickened gravy of cider raisin drippings.