Plum ham

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

6 lb Ham; uncooked 1/4 c Water
1 cn Plums; (1 lb.) 1 tb Mustard, dry; PLUS
2/3 c Sugar, brown; firmly packed 1 ts Mustard, dry

Place ham, fat side up, in a 13x9x2" baking pan. Drain plums,
reserving juice; set plums aside. Combine plum juice, brown sugar,
water, and dry mustard; mix well. Pour half of glaze mixture over
ham. Wrap foil loosely around ham. Bake at 325 degrees for 3 to
3-1/2 hours (about 30 minutes per pound).

Remove ham from oven about 30 minutes before cooking time is up.
Score ham in a diamond pattern, making cuts 1/4" deep in ham fat.
Spoon remaining glaze mixture over ham, and return ham to oven.
Bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 30 minutes, basting frequently.
Garnish with plums.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s. Typos by
Nancy Coleman.
Submitted By NANCY COLEMAN On 11-02-94