[Perfesser]

I modified this from a recipe I found on southernfood.com and we had it for our Christmas dinner. Peanut wants me to do it again, which is always a good sign.

Enjoy!!



CT
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I used a spiral sliced ham with glaze packet. I tossed the glaze and washed all the sugars off the ham before I did anything else. How you prepare it for marination will be determined by what kind of ham it is. Mine was pre-cooked, so it didn't take as long to heat as if I'd been cooking it too.

Overnight marinade:

1 can Splenda peaches
Allspice berries
Ground cloves
Ground ginger
(all the spices are to taste - probably a half teaspoon or so of each)
Throw it all in the blender (peach juice and all) and make a smooth puree.

Glaze:

1 cup peach preserves (you could use peach jam if you want)
2 tablespoons of spicy brown mustard
Mix them together and let them get friendly in the fridge overnight while the ham is marinating.

Wash the ham and put it in something you can stick in the fridge overnight (I used a garbage sack), then pour the spiced peach puree all over it and refrigerate.

Next day - put the ham in a roasting pan, pour the remaining marinade all over it, cover with a lid or foil, and pop it in the oven at 325 degrees F. Heating a pre-cooked ham - 10-12 minutes per pound. Cooking a raw ham - 18-20 minutes per pound.

Twenty minutes before the ham is done, pull it out and take the cover off, then coat it with the glaze and put it back in until done.

Take it out and let it rest for 15-20 minutes, slice, serve and get ready for the compliments to come in!

[gailsiz]

Where do you get splenda peaches?? I have never seen anything like that. I have found some juice...I want to say Libby juice with no sugar added and sweetened with splenda - that is all I have found.

[Perfesser]

Actually, Gail, I misremembered the peaches. They aren't Splenda. They're Hy-Vee's house brand. They're labelled "Lite" and are packed in pear juice. No sweeteners at all.

Sorry 'bout that!

CT