Monte's Ham

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 30
• 15 lbs bone-in smoked ham (partially cooked)
• 1 1/2 cups orange marmalade
• 3/4 cup mustard
• 1/8 cup honey
• 1 1/2 cups firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves (i use "ceylon")

Recipe

• 1 trim outer skin and excess fat from ham.
• 2 place ham, meat side down in a large roasting pan and score, making crosshatch incisions with a sharp knife.
• 3 turn ham back on its side.
• 4 roast at 300f for 2 hours.
• 5 remove from oven.
• 6 mix together the orange marmalade, mustard, honey, and brown sugar.
• 7 stud ham with cloves, either by inserting one clove at the intersection of each crosshatch or by inserting in the center of each square.
• 8 brush ham with glaze.
• 9 increase oven temperature to 350f and return ham to oven for about 1 1/2 hours, or until themometer inserted near bone (but not touching bone) reaches 160°f.
• 10 glaze the ham at least 3 times while baking.
• 11 when ham is done, transfer to a large cutting board or platter and allow to rest for 30 minutes before carving.