Ingredients

12 pound uncooked country ham
64 ounce apple juice , bottled
2 tsp. ground cloves
2/3 C. packed brown sugar
2 1/2 Tbsp. dry sherry

Cooking Instructions

Place ham in a large container. Cover with water and soak 24 hours. Pour off water. Scrub ham in warm water, with a stiff brush, then rinse well. Place ham in a large cooking pan and add apple juice. Add enough hot water to cover ham. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat. Simmer for 2 hours or until meat thermometer reads 142 degrees (do not let thermometer touch bone or fat). Let ham cool in drippings for 3 hours. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours. Trim skin from ham and place fat side up on a rack in a shallow baking pan. Sprinkle fat with ground cloves. Combine brown sugar and sherry; brush over ham. Bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes or until coating is golden and crusty ( ham will still be cool ). Slice thinly to serve.
 
 
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