SUNSHINE GLAZED FRESH HAM 
1 (10 to 12 lb.) pork leg (fresh ham)
Whole cloves
1 (6 oz.) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed & undiluted
1/2 c. molasses
1/4 c. prepared mustard
1 tbsp. grated orange rind
Peach halves (opt.)
Fresh parsley sprigs

Place ham, fat side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Score fat on ham in a diamond design, and stud with cloves. Insert meat thermometer, making sure it does not touch fat or bone.

Combine orange juice and next 3 ingredients. Brush ham with juice mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 3 to 4 hours or until meat thermometer registers 160 degrees (18 to 20 minutes per pound). Baste ham with juice mixture every 30 minutes. Garnish with peach halves and fresh sprigs of parsley. Serves 20.

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Sunshine Glazed Fresh Ham
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 Heather Woodbury (Georgia) says:
We have had this many times over the past 20 years. It was in a Southern Living cookbook back then. It is so yummy and goes perfectly with ham. Kind of sweet, tangy & sour sauce. I don't poke the cloves in or serve with peaches anymore. I'll include some ground cloves or whole cloves in the sauce. And I prefer brown mustard or dijon mustard.

I like also like to double the sauce. Then when the ham is near done, I take the drippings with sauce out and reduce them (by boiling off the water). Then I strain it and can serve it like you would a gravy. (but not on potatoes!)

 

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