Grandmag's Baked Christmas Ham

DIRECTIONS

• 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 paper 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.