Baked Ham, California Style

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 5 lbs ham or 5 lbs smoked lamb shoulder
• orange peel
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dry mustard (coleman's preferred)
• pepper, to taste
• whole cloves
• 1 cup grape juice

Recipe

• 1 rinse ham thoroughly; pat dry and cut slits randomly with a paring knife.
• 2 remove pith ( inner portion) of orange peel and discard, cut remaining orange skin into small pieces and insert into slits.
• 3 combine next four ingredients and rub over entire surface of ham.
• 4 insert cloves in a regular pattern across the surface of the ham.
• 5 place in a covered roasting pan and bake at 325f, allowing 22 minutes per pound.
• 6 baste every 15 minutes during baking with grape juice.
• 7 uncover during last 45 minutes to brown.