A EASY BAKED HAM

A Easy Baked Ham image

Provided by Chef DEEdeeCOOK

Categories Ham

Time 4h15m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 lbs ham (prefer Kretschinar it's already scored.)
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
2 cups brown sugar
1 (32 ounce) can pineapple slices in juice
1 (6 ounce) jar maraschino cherries
8 whole cloves
1/2 teaspoon allspice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray roaster pan with non stick cooking oil.
Wash and score ham.
Stud 8 cloves into ham.
Cover with foil.
Place in oven to cook about 1 hr per pound.
Now to make glaze.
In saucepan melt your butter,sugar,allspice.
Drain juice off can of pineapple,set pineapple aside for later.
Pour 1/2 cup of pineapple juice into mixture in saucepan.
Cook on med high heat till it comes to boil, then turn down heat and let simmer till you can drop it in a glass of cold water and it stays firm to the bottom of glass.
When ham is done lay pineapple rings around the ham and secure with toothpicks.
Place maraschino cherries inside rings of pineapple and secure with toothpicks.
With a cooking brush spread glaze all over ham, repeat letting it stand for just a minute between spreading. Continue till it begins to shine.
Let stand for about 10 mins before carving.