BAKED HAM with CHERRY SAUCE

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.