When I was young, ham made appearances at all of our holiday dinners. This Old-Fashioned Holiday Ham reminds folks of Grandma’s kitchen.
Old-Fashioned Holiday Ham
When I was young, ham made appearances at all of our holiday dinners. This Old-Fashioned Holiday Ham reminds folks of Grandma's kitchen.
Ingredients
- 1 can (20 ounces) sliced pineapple
- 1/2 spiral-sliced fully cooked bone-in ham (8 to 10 pounds)
- 2/3 cup maraschino cherries
- 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
Instructions
- Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Place ham on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Secure pineapple and cherries to ham with toothpicks. Combine brown sugar and seasoned salt; rub over ham. Gently pour pineapple juice over ham.
- Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. Baste frequently with brown sugar mixture.
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