Cherry-glazed Ham

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 (10 lb) fully cooked whole ham
• 1 cup smucker's cherry preserves
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/3 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 3 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 place ham on a rack in a shallow baking pan.
• 2 bake, uncovered, in a 325° f oven about 1-1/2 hours (or until thermometer registers 140° f).
• 3 meanwhile, in a saucepan combine the cherry preserves, vinegar, corn syrup, and spices.
• 4 cook and stir until boiling.
• 5 reduce heat; simmer two minutes.
• 6 stir in almonds.
• 7 remove from heat.
• 8 set aside 3/4 cup of the glaze.
• 9 about 15 minutes before the ham is done, spoon some of the remaining glaze over the ham, basting occasionally.
• 10 remove from oven; place on a heated serving platter.
• 11 stir the water into the reserved 3/4-cup glaze; heat and serve along with the ham.