Grandma Ws Holiday Ham Recipes

HOLIDAY HAM

Steps:

• 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 thermometer reads 140° and ham is heated through. Baste frequently with brown sugar mixture.

GRANDMA'S HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.
• Pour ginger ale into the roasting pan. Rub brown sugar over the ham. Attach pineapple slices to outside of ham with toothpicks. Secure a cherry into the middle of each pineapple slice again using toothpicks. Pour reserved pineapple juice into pan with ginger ale. Tent aluminum foil over the ham.
• Bake ham in preheated oven for 4 hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking another 30 minutes.

RITA'S SWEET HOLIDAY BAKED HAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the maple syrup, orange juice, ginger ale, brown sugar and honey. Stir in the juice from the maraschino cherries, and half of the cherries. Score the outer edge of the ham with a sharp knife in a diamond pattern. Cuts should be about 1/4 inch deep. This will allow the ham to soak up the juice.
• Place the ham into an oven bag, and carefully pour the juice mixture over it, keeping all of the juice in the bag. It may look like there is too much juice, but the ham will soak it up while baking. Place the pineapples onto the top of the ham, and secure with toothpicks. Place cherries into the centers of the rings, and secure with toothpicks also. Tie the end of the bag closed with the ties provided, place in a large roasting pan, and cut a few small slits in the top of the oven bag.
• Bake the ham for 2 hours in the preheated oven. The internal temperature should be 160 degrees F (80 degrees C) when done. Be sure not to touch the bone when taking the temperature. Remove ham from bag to a serving plate, and let stand for 10 minutes before carving.

GRANDMAG'S BAKED CHRISTMAS HAM

Steps:

• Wash ham throughly.
• Cut diagional criss crossed lines one inch apart, one inch deep.
• When you are finished the cut lines should look diamond shape.
• This has to be done all around the whole ham.
• Insert whole clove in each crossed section.
• Try to push the clove down at least an inch into the meat.
• Bake one hour covered, in very deep baking pan, at 275 degrees.
• This is where my GrannyN would have the ham in a paper bag.
• Drain off fat.
• Bake another hour covered at 275 degrees.
• Drain off fat.
• Let ham sit uncovered while you warm the honey.
• Pour honey over the ham, and cook uncovered for an hour at 300 degrees.
• Remove from oven and drain.
• Let sit until cool to touch, about 30 minutes.
• The ham top should be a little sticky.
• If not it's ok.
• When cool, using your hands, pack brown sugar all over the top and sides of ham.
• Pushing the sugar in the cut slices.
• Push tooth picks through the cherries.
• Place pineapple rings on top of ham using toothpick with cherries to hold in place.
• Insert meat thermometer.
• Mix together pineapple juice and cherry juice.
• Divide.
• Pour half of mixture in bottom of pan.
• Cover, and bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees.
• Check doneness.
• Usually at this point the ham is usually done.
• Last 30 minutes, Uncover and pour remainder of pineapple juice on top.

GRANDMA'S HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut cauliflower into florets (about 3 cups). Cook in boiling salted water to cover 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender; drain and set aside.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture begins to thicken. Lower heat to medium. Add cheese and sour cream, stirring until cheese melts. (Do not boil.).
• Stir cauliflower, ham and mushrooms into cheese sauce; pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumbs evenly over casserole. Cut 1 tablespoon butter into pieces and sprinkle evenly over breadcrumbs.
• Bake casserole, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.