Ham with Pineapple Glaze

Amount     

Measure         

Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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8                

pounds            

ham -- rump half

8                

ounces            

crushed pineapple in juice

2                

tablespoons    

Dijon mustard

1/4             

cup                   

sherry

1                

cup                    

brown sugar -- packed

1                

teaspoon          

ground cloves

Put ham in a large pan with a rack. Put meat thermometer into ham avoiding the bone. 
Place in a 350°F oven for an hour.
While ham is baking put remaining ingredients into a saucepan. Heat until boiling. Reduce heat and cook until syrupy.
Remove ham from oven and score through the fat. Baste ham with pineapple sauce. 
Put oven back into oven basting with glaze every ten minutes. Cook until ham reaches an internal temperature of 140°F.
Makes 16 servings.
Per Serving: 485 Calories; 30g Fat (56.4% calories from fat); 35g Protein; 16g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 124mg Cholesterol; 144mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 5 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 3 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates.

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