Baked Ham
15-18 pound ham
1 cup whiskey or sherry wine
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons plum or berry jelly
bay leaves
2 cups water
whole cloves
1 number 2 can pineapple sliced
➔Unwrap; wipe with damp cloth. Cut skin in squares. Mix whiskey, sugar,
and jelly; rub over ham well. Place bay leaves on top. Re-wrap in paper in which
originally wrapped. Put in roaster fat side up. Pour water over ham; cover;
cook(300F) 4 hours. When ham is tender, remove paper. Stick with whole cloves.
Place pineapple rings on top. Pour remaining sherry mixture over ham; bake (300F)
30 minutes longer, basting occasionally. 20 to 24 servings.
Mrs. Bourke Cartwright, Terrell, Texas - A Taste of Texas ©1968