We always had ham and Mum always made it like this.

You'll need a ham (already cooked) I think Mum uses a canned ham and has the butcher at the grocery store slice it REALLY thin and tie it together.
I haven't had much success with that. The last time I tried, the butcher turned a big ham into a big pile of chipped ham. So I no longer try to have it sliced. I just slice it myself after it's cooked to serve. Mine isn't as good as Mum's because having it pre-sliced, all those yummy juices get all over every single slice. Ya know... next time I will try to have it sliced!!
Anyway!
You'll need:
Ham (however big you need to feed your family... don't forget to get a little extra for ham sammies with the leftovers!!)
Cherry Brandy
Pineapple Slices in juice
Maraschino Cherries

That's all.
Place the ham in a baking dish.

Arrange pineapple slices to cover ham.

Fill in all the spaces with cherries.

Pour about half a cup of cherry brandy over the ham & fruit.
(more or less depending on how big your ham is)

(oops... it's a little blurry... hard to pour stuff and photograph it at the same time!)
Pour on a some of the pineapple juice.

Now bake it according to the directions that came with your cooked ham.

Baste it a few times during cooking to get that yummy juice everywhere.

That's it!

6 comments:
What a gorgeous ham!! Love it with the pineapples and cherries. Have you thought of entering it in Karens retro cooking contest? You can win gorgeous aprons or a cookbook..THANK you for that info you gave me about the new window thing, it worked. You are so wonderful for telling me that. I HEART YOU!
There's just something about baking a ham. I love the cherry brandy in this method...looks & sounds delicious!
I love my ham just the way you make it. Love the sweet pineapple! It looks delicious!
My sister in law makes it in a similar way, I love it. I'll have to mention the brandy to her, I bet that is wicked good.
A nice sweet baked ham - perfect! My mom always used to make a more savory, salty flavor but I'd rather go sweet!
Donna... I'm not sure where that contest is... and I'm glad I don't have to leave your blog to check your links. =)
girli... I've tried other ways to bake ham but always come back to this one.
Thanks Debbie!
Bob... the syrupy stuff you end up with is so yummy!
Tangled... I usually don't care for sweet... but I LOVE this!
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