Fruity Glazed Cola Ham

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 12 lbs ham (fully cooked and bone in)
• 1/4 cup orange juice (no pulp)
• 3 tablespoons orange liqueur
• 3/4 cup cherry preserves
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 20 -30 maraschino cherries (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 place ham in a large roasting pan.
• 3 trim most fat from ham, leaving some.
• 4 cut ham cross wise into diamond patterns all over ham. (enought to let glaze get to meat through the fat).
• 5 season ham with allspice.
• 6 pour the cola in pan and bake uncovered for about 1 hour, basting frequently about every 10 minutes.
• 7 while ham is cooking, combine orange juice and liquer, cherry preserves until melted and fully combined.
• 8 remove ham from the oven and brush with the fruity glaze all over the ham.
• 9 return to the oven and continue to base frequently.
• 10 you may cover with foil if it begins to brown too much.
• 11 cook until done or internal temp reads 140 degrees.
• 12 remove ham from oven and decorate with marshcino cherries.
• 13 let rest for about 30 minutes before slicing and serve with any left over glaze.