Ham was a special treat for me when I was a kid as we didn't have it very often. My Mother cooked a real, old fashioned ham with the bone in and always served it with mashed potatoes. She ground up the smaller bits of meat from around the bone, and mixed it with sweet pickles and mayonnaise for a sandwich filling. Then she used the bone to make a wonderful pot of pea soup.  Try this delightful apple spiced ham, you won't believe how good it tastes with the addition of a few extra spices.

Ingredients:
1 fully cooked ham, 7 to 10 pounds
2 cups apple juice
1/2 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Watkins ground cloves
1/4 cup brown sugar
2-3 apples, cut into eight and cored

Directions: Poke into ham skin with a fork, piercing the meat as deep into as possible. I use a long tined meat fork. Place ham in a large zip top bag. Mix sugar, spices and apple juice together. Pour over ham and refrigerate for two hours. Turn package and add more apple juice, spices and sugar if necessary to coat. Return to refrigerator for 2 hours. When ham has been fully marinated, place in a deep baking pan along with any remaining marinate and apple wedges. Bake according to package instructions or until ham is heated through and apples are tender. Serve with the spiced apple wedges, mashed potatoes, vegetables and hot biscuits.

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