I want to bake a ham for the first time this Xmas, Recipes please?

ham


1 can of sliced pineapples


1 2liter bottle of 7up or any lemon-lime soda


1 box light brown sugar


**tip** if you already have a box of brown sugar but it is as hard as a brick, tear off the box, and wax paper that the sugar normally comes in, and put the brick (brown sugar) into a plastic bag with either a whole slice of bread, or a half of an any apple, and close bag. in about 1 hour, your brick will be soft brown sugar again.








i told my cousin to cook her ham this way, and she now ALWAYS makes her hams like this. buy a ham, and cut off the outside skin and most of the fat that will be under the skin (as much as you can). then get a very large heavy pot, and put the ham in the pot (its ok if the ham wont fit all the way inside the pot). pour either 7up, or any lemon-lime soda into the put untill the pot is a little more than half full, and cook ham on low heat for approx. 45minutes. if the pot that you used doesnt fit the entire ham inside, after the 45minutes, turn the ham over to cook the other side of it, for about 30-40minutes (you may need to add more soda). while that is cooking, you can make the glaze for the ham. to make the glaze, you will need the juice from a can of sliced pineapples, and light brown sugar. in a small pot, pour the pineapple juice and crumble brown sugar into the pot (you will b doing some tasting to find out how much brown sugar u will need to add, but i normally use almost half of an unopened box of sugar). on very low heat, stir the pineapple juice and sugar, until the sugar has fully dissolved, adding more if needed. once that is done, and your ham is finished boiling, get a deep pan, and first spray it with non-stick cooking oil, and then line it with aluminum foil. get two large forks, and pick up the ham, and put it in the foil lined pan. with the forks, poke holes all over the ham, and as deep as you can, then pour the juice mixture over the ham, and with toothpicks you can decorate the ham with the sliced pineapples. in the last step, cover the ham with foil, and bake in oven for about 35-40 minutes on 375 degrees. then remove from oven, let it cool for about 30 minutes, cut and serve.


(you can save some of the pineapple sugar juice to pour over the cut slices of ham, if you like).I want to bake a ham for the first time this Xmas, Recipes please?
Baked Christmas Ham





it's time consuming, but it's great.





5 hours cook time. 1 hour prep.





cooking time may vary depending on the size of ham you get. we usually use a 20-30 pound.





20-30lb whole smoked ham


1 (16 ounce) can pineapple slices, set aside the liquid (if you have a smaller ham use the 4 ounce can)


8 maraschino cherries, whole, set aside 2 teaspoons liquid (i use the red and the green colored ones)


2 (16 ounce) boxes brown sugar (i use dark brown sugar)


whole cloves


1 cup honey


wooden toothpicks





Wash ham throughly.


Cut diagional criss crossed lines one inch apart, one inch deep.


When you are finished the cut lines should look diamond shape.


This has to be done all around the whole ham.


Insert whole clove in each crossed section.


Try to push the clove down at least an inch into the meat.


Bake one hour covered, in very deep baking pan, at 275 degrees.


This is where my GrannyN would have the ham in a papper bag.


Drain off fat.


Bake another hour covered at 275 degrees.


Drain off fat.


Let ham sit uncovered while you warm the honey.


Pour honey over the ham, and cook uncovered for an hour at 300 degrees.


Remove from oven and drain.


Let sit until cool to touch, about 30 minutes.


The ham top should be a little sticky.


If not it's ok.


When cool, using your hands, pack brown sugar all over the top and sides of ham.


Pushing the sugar in the cut slices.


Push tooth picks through the cherries.


Place pineapple rings on top of ham using toothpick with cherries to hold in place.


Insert meat thermometer.


Mix together pineapple juice and cherry juice.


Divide.


Pour half of mixture in bottom of pan.


Cover, and bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees.


Check doneness.


Usually at this point the ham is usually done.


Last 30 minutes, Uncover and pour remainder of pineapple juice on top.





good luck!I want to bake a ham for the first time this Xmas, Recipes please?
We made this one last year, and will probably this year too.





1 fully cooked ham, about 3 to 4 pounds


1 cup beer


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Beer Glaze


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1 cup brown sugar


1 tablespoon flour


1 teaspoon dry mustard


2 tablespoons red wine vinegar


beer to make a smooth paste





Score the ham, pour a beer over it and bake for 1 hour at 350. Brush with glaze and cook for 30-45 minutes more. (Final temp being 135)





It's from about.southernfood.com. But I add garlic to the basting sauce. YUM!
Alton Brown (the Good Eats guy) has a fabulous recipe for ham. My mom has made it a couple of times, and it's amazing:





1 city style (brined) ham, hock end*


1/4 cup brown mustard


2 cups dark brown sugar


1-ounce bourbon (poured into a spritz bottle)


2 cups crushed ginger snap cookies





Check out the rest of the directions at:


http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_15538,00.html