Holiday Baked Ham Recipe

Remove rind from ham; place fat side up on rack in open roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer with bulb centered in thickest part of meat. Bake in a 325 degree F. oven until thermometer registers 140 F.* Meanwhile, drain pineapple reserving all syrup. Combine syrup with apricot preserves, mustard and allspice. Boil to reduce by half. Remove ham from oven 1/2 hour before done. Using toothpicks, skewer pineapple slices over entire ham surface. Stud with cloves. Toothpick a cherry into center of each pineapple slice. Brush with glaze and return to oven. Continue brushing with glaze every 10 minutes until done. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

*18-20 minutes per pound for fully cooked ham;
22-25 minutes per pound for cook-before-eating ham.