Glazed Ham
1 (10 pound) fully-cooked, bone-in ham
4 cups boiling water, or as needed
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons dry mustard powder
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, or as needed
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place ham on a rack set in a roasting pan, and carefully pour
about 1/2 inch of boiling water into the pan beneath the ham.
Bake the ham in the preheated oven for 2 hours, or until a meat
thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the meat (do not
touch the bone) reads at least 140 degrees.
Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together the
brown sugar, flour, dry mustard, honey, and lemon juice as
needed to make a thick, smooth paste.
Brush the ham generously with glaze.
Return the ham to the oven, and roast for 15 minutes. Baste the
ham with glaze and juices that have collected in the bottom of
the pan, return to the oven, and roast for an additional 15
minutes.
Let the ham rest for at least 10 minutes before slicing.
OPTIONAL:
1 (20 oz.) can pineapple chunks, drained
1 (10 oz.) jar maraschino cherries, drained
toothpicks, soaked in water
Skewer 1 pineapple chunk and 1 maraschino cherry per toothpick,
and insert the decorated picks all over the ham.
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