Recipe: Honey Baked Ham with Raisin Sauce

HONEY BAKED HAM WITH RAISIN SAUCE

1/4 cup honey
1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 (5 to 7 lb.) full-cooked smoked ham
Whole cloves, if desired

Heat oven to 325 degrees F.

Mix honey, mustard and ground cloves together.

Place ham, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of ham and does not touch bone or rest in fat. Spoon or spread half of the honey mixture on ham.

Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until heated through (140 degrees F). About 30 minutes before ham is done, remove from oven; pour drippings from pan. Cut fat surface of ham in uniform diamond pattern 1/4-inch deep. Insert whole clove in each diamond. Spoon or spread remaining honey mixture on ham. Return to oven and continue baking for 30 minutes.

Prepare Raisin Sauce; serve with ham.

RAISIN SAUCE

2 cups apple cider
1 cup raisins
2 tbsp. cornstarch
2 tbsp. butter or margarine

Stir apple cider gradually into cornstarch in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan. Add raisins and butter. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute. Serve warm.

Makes 10-12 servings
From: Annie - 07-07-97