With Christmas only 6 months away, this is a great time to plan and prepare for Christmas 2009. This sumptuous ham recipe can be served with scalloped potatoes and brightly colored orange carrots to form an outstandingly colorful table either in the dead of summer or when the festive holiday season rolls around this winter.

1  (10-pound) smoked fully cooked ham

3/4  cup  bourbon or apple juice, divided

2  cups  dark brown sugar

1  tablespoon  dry mustard

3/4  cup  whole cloves

2  navel oranges, sliced

1. Wrap ham in aluminum foil, and place in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan; bake at 325*F for 2 hours.

2. Remove ham from oven, and increase heat to 450*F. Unwrap; discard foil.

3. Remove skin and excess fat from ham. Score fat on ham in a diamond pattern and insert cloves at 1-inch intervals.

4. Stir together 1/4 cup bourbon, sugar, and mustard in a small bowl; set aside.

5. Brush ham with remaining 1/2 cup bourbon.

6. Pat sugar mixture evenly over ham; arrange orange slices over sugar and secure with wooden picks.

7. Lightly baste with drippings; bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until sugar has melted and formed a glaze.

Recipe submitted by Clairiece Gilbert Humphrey of Charlottesville, VA, and published in Southern Living Magazine, December  2004.

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