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Easter Ham

• 1 7-8 pound fully cooked smoked ham shank
• 1 cup Maple syrup
• 2 tablespoon Cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Prepared mustard
• Whole cloves

• Mix syrup, vinegar and mustard in a bowl.
• Place ham, fat side up in a shallow roasting pan.
• Pour about ½ cup mixture over ham and bake uncovered in a preheated 325-degree oven for 1-1/2 hour.
• Put additional sauce every 30 minutes.
• Remove ham from oven and scour fat into diamond shapes.
• Insert a clove into each diamond.
• Bake ham an additional 30 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of meat registers 140 degrees.
• Let ham rest 15 minutes before carving.
• Makes 10 to 12 servings.