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BAKED HAM with CHERRY SAUCE

8-10 pound bone-in cooked ham
1 cup packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons PURE maple syrup
1 teaspoon creamy horseradish
1 LARGE orange
12 cloves
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup cold water
1 can undrained pitted dark sweet cherries
Juice of 1 LARGE lemon

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Place the ham on a rack in a roasting pan.
• Using a sharp knife score the ham in a diamond pattern 1/4 inch deep.
• Mix together the brown sugar, maple syrup and creamy horseradish. Rub all over ham making sure to get it deep into the slits.
• Push cloves into the orange rind and place orange in roaster next to ham.*
• Bake covered and undisturbed for 2 hours (15 minutes per pound) until thermometer reads 140°.

NOTE:  Make sure it is a LARGE and JUICY orange.  This will help keep the ham moist.

• In a small saucepan whisk together the cornstarch, sugar and water until smooth.
• Stir in cherries and bring to a boil. Cook until thickened, 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice.
• Serve over ham.