Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 6 to 8 pounds fully cooked smoked bone-in ham
  • Whole cloves, if desired
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard

Instruction

  • Place ham, fat side up, on rack in shallow roasting. Insert meat thermometer into ham surface at a slight angle or through the end of the ham so tip is in center of thickest part of ham and does not touch bone or fat.
  • Roast 12 to 16 minutes per pound in 325°F oven or until thermometer reads 120°F.
  • Remove ham from oven. Pour drippings from pan. Remove any skin from ham. Cut fat surface of ham lightly in uniform diamond shapes; insert whole clove in each diamond.
  • Mix honey, mustard and ground cloves; brush on ham. Roast uncovered about 20 minutes longer or until thermometer reads 135°F.
  • Cover ham with tent of aluminum foil and let stand about 10 minutes or until thermometer reads 140°F.