Honey-Bourbon Glazed Ham

• fully cooked bone-in ham↗1 lb

  9 1/4

• whole cloves↗40
• light brown sugar1⁄2 cup

  firmly packed

• honey↗1⁄2 cup
• Bourbon↗1⁄2 cup
• creole mustard↗1⁄3 cup
• molasses↗1⁄3 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to 1/4-inch thickness. Make shallow cuts in fat 1 inch apart in a diamond pattern; insert cloves in center of diamonds. Place ham in an aluminum foil-lined 13 x 9-inch pan.

2. 2

   Stir together brown sugar and next 4 ingredients; spoon over ham.

3. 3

   Bake at 350 degrees F on lowest oven rack 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 30 minutes. Shield ham with foil after 1 hour to prevent excessive browning. Remove from oven, and let stand 30 minutes. Makes 16 servings.

4. 4

   Ham 101: Cooked ham can be served directly from the refrigerator. If you'd like to serve it hot, heat in a 350 degree F oven to an internal temperature of 140 degrees F.

5. 5

   Uncooked ham should be heated to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F in a 350 degree F oven. Plan to cook it 18 to 20 minutes per pound.

6. 6

   Dry-cured ham is rubbed with salt and seasonings and then stored until the salt fully penetrates the meat.

7. 7

   Wet-cured ham is seasoned with a brine solution, which keeps the meat moist and the texture tender.