Cherry-Glazed Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 lb) fully cooked whole ham
1 cup smucker's cherry preserves
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds
3 tablespoons water

Preparation

Place ham on a rack in a shallow baking pan.
Bake, uncovered, in a 325\u00b0 F oven about 1-1/2 hours (or until thermometer registers 140\u00b0 F).
Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine the cherry preserves, vinegar, corn syrup, and spices.
Cook and stir until boiling.
Reduce heat; simmer two minutes.
Stir in almonds.
Remove from heat.
Set aside 3/4 cup of the glaze.
About 15 minutes before the ham is done, spoon some of the remaining glaze over the ham, basting occasionally.
Remove from oven; place on a heated serving platter.
Stir the water into the reserved 3/4-cup glaze; heat and serve along with the ham.