Traditional Baked Ham Recipe

Traditional Baked Ham Recipe

Baked as a main part of a weekly meal or sliced up for a dozen other entrees and sandwiches make ham the most versatile item you can cook.

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 1 cup vinegar
• 1 sliced onion
• 3 bay leaves
• 6 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 tablespoons of bacon drippings
• 5 lb ham

Directions

• Combine ingredients into marinade
• Boil marinade for 10 min
• Marinate ham in mixture overnight
• Bake ham at 450 F for 20 min
• After 20 min baste with bacon drippings
• Reduce oven to 300 F
• Baste every 20 min for 2 hours
• 25 to 30 min per pound