Spiced Glazed Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 None bone-in cooked ham (8-9 lbs)
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup dry sherry or whisky
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp ground ginger
2 tsp ground mustard
None None Whole cloves, to garnish

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0F. To remove skin from ham, make a cut around shank into skin only, about 4 inches from knuckle. Loosen rind around edges by running a thumb underneath. Pull rind gently away from fat in one piece. Discard rind. Score fat in a diamond pattern, taking care not to cut into flesh.
Place ham in a baking pan. Cover with foil and bake 45 mins. Remove foil. Increase oven to 400\u00b0F.
Meanwhile, combine orange juice, sherry, brown sugar, ground ginger and mustard in a small bowl. Spread 1/2 of glaze mixture over ham. Stud each diamond of ham fat with a clove. Bake for another 30-40 mins, basting approximately every 10 mins with remaining glaze, until ham is a rich, shiny golden brown.
Serve ham hot or cooled to room temperature. Carve thin slices from opposite end to hock.