Ham recipe?

[minnie56]

As it's Thanksgiving here this weekend and though we spend it at friends, I have been 'nominated' to bring the Ham!! Anyone have any yummy recipes? We will be about 20 people and there will also be Turkey.

Thanks!!!!

 

[stinkerbelle]

Thanksgiving this weekend?
Ham at a thanksgiving feast?

*confused American here*

heheh...Happy Thanksgiving to you!

 

[minnie56]

We often have both?

 

[minnie56]

We have Cabbage Rolls!
There will be Ukrainians, Greek, Canadian and British (me) there so we do it all!

 

[Tea Please]

Do you have a "Heavenly Ham" store near you? They make the best spiral hams and honestly not that much more expensive than doing it yourself.

 

[minnie56]

Can't say that I think we do?? I will search tho...

 

[Shannon G]

Okay, here's what you do. First, buy a spiral sliced ham at the grocery store - much easier to serve, plus, since it's sliced, the flavors from basting it get all through it, not just on the outside. I make a mixture of juice (I use orange, but you could also use pineapple or apple), brown sugar, ground clove, nutmeg, and cinnamon. I don't measure the ingredients - just taste it to see if it's right. You need to use quite a bit of sugar. Anyway, if possible, let the ham soak in the mixture for a few hours (or overnight if you can). Then, place the ham in a roasting pan, with the juice mixture, in the oven and bake (check the chart on the ham for the proper temp and baking time per pound - I don't recall that off the top of my head). Baste the ham often as it bakes. Yummy!

I even use the juice mixture as a marinade and basting liquid when I grill individual hamsteaks.

 

[minnie56]

Sounds yummy ShannonG...thanks!!!

 

[JennInTN]

Are you close to a Sam's Club?
I buy really good spiral sliced hams there. Then do something similar to what Shannon G suggested.

Happy Thanksgving!

 

[Christine]

Honestly, the beauty of ham is that you really don't have to do anything and it still tastes great. I do prefer my ham to be hot versus cold though.