Mom Florence's Ham

Submitted by Dienia B.

"This is how we cook ham for the holidays guys. Check baking time for the size of ham you have; this is just how to prepare it. All sizes are different. You can use a boneless ham but it's not as good, and may need more cloves. Save the bone for bean soup."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 20

ingredients

• 7 lbs bone-in ham
• 10 whole cloves
• 1 (20 ounce) can pineapple rings, juice and all
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 (12 ounce) can 7-Up soda

directions

1. Take rind off the ham if it has one.
2. Score the fat in diamond shapes on top of the ham (score means cut).
3. Take whole cloves and put in the score marks where they intersect; one in each diamond top and bottom.
4. Put pineapple rings on top then cover with brown sugar.
5. Pour can of 7-up in bottom of baking dish.
6. Cover with tin foil and bake 4 hours at 375 degrees Fahrenheit until done, and meat is falling off the bone.
7. You may need to add water to bottom of the pan; check and baste every hour and more frequently towards the end.
8. Of course remove the cloves when you take the ham out, after it cools little, 'cause biting into a clove is not good thing, lol.

Reviews

[jjfarrell1]

loved this old fashioned ham

 

[fritz1999]

i used sugar free 7 up and splenda brown sugar and a dusting of ground cloves

 

[Jim in Washington]

Just as good as I remembered it to be. When I was a kid,yes, I can remember back that far, this is how the majority of people I knew cooked their food. Plain and simple. Easy directions, always on hand ingredients and good juicy meat. Thanks for posting. jim

 

[ellie_]

Very good ham which we enjoyed! Thanks for sharing!

 

[BLUE ROSE]

Great Flavor!<br/><br/>I loved it watching people stopped in their tracks when they came in the door because of how good the smell was.<br/><br/>The only change I made was I used ginger ale instead of 7up.