Meat - Honey Baked Ham

Serves 8. With Cumberland Sauce

Ingredients

1 whole or half Ham
2 cups Pineapple juice
1 cup Honey
1 cup brown Sugar
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1 quart hot Water
1 cup Currants
1 Orange rind, thinly peeled
1 Lemon rind, thinly peeled
1/3 cup Cornstarch dissolved in 1/2 cup water
1/2 cup firmly packed brown Sugar
juice of 1 Orange
juice of 1 Lemon
1/3 cup red currant Jelly
1/4 cup Port Wine

Directions

Place ham in large roasting pan and pour pineapple juice and honey the over top. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake at 325 degrees.F for 2 hours. Sauce: In large saucepan, pour hot water over currants and let stand until plumped, about 20 minutes. Cut orange and lemon rinds into very fine julienne about 3/4 inch long. Poach in simmering water 20 minutes. Drain, discarding water, and set aside. Stir cornstarch mixture into currants and water and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until sauce has thickened and become transparent. Add brown sugar, orange and lemon juice, jelly and wine. Stir until jelly is melted and add prepared orange and lemon rinds. Serve warm over ham slices. Makes about five cups of sauce.

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