Holiday Ham And Cherry Sauce

• 5 lbs fully cooked boneless ham
• whole cloves
• parsley sprig
• Cherry Sauce
• 32 ounces red tart pitted cherries in juice, undrained (16oz each)
• 2/3 - 3/4 cup unsweetened pineapple juice (of the can)
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 7 1/4 - 10 3/4 teaspoons Equal sugar substitute, for recipes or 24 -36 teaspoons Equal sugar substitute
• artificial sweetener (24-36 packets) or 1 -1 1/2 cup Equal Spoonful
• red food coloring (optional)

1. Place ham in roasting pan; stud with cloves. Roast ham at 325u0b0F until.
2. thermometer inserted in center of ham register 160u0b0F, about 1-1/2 hours.
3. Slice ham and arrange on platter with bowl of Cherry Sauce in the center.
4. Garnish with parsley.
5. Cherry Sauce:.
6. Drain cherries, reserving juice in 2-cup glass measure; add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Pour juice mixture and lemon juice into medium saucepan; whisk in cornstarch until smooth. Heat to boiling, whisking constantly; boil until thickened, whisking constantly, about 1 minute. Add cherries to saucepan; cook over medium heat until hot throughout, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in Equal(R) and food coloring. Makes about 4-2/3 cups.
7. TIP: 2 packages (16-ounces each) frozen no-sugar-added pitted cherries,.
8. thawed, can be substituted for the canned cherries; drain cherries.
9. thoroughly and add enough pineapple juice to make 2 cups. Proceed with.
10. recipe as above.

ham, cloves, parsley, cherry sauce, cherries, pineapple, lemon juice, cornstarch, equal sugar substitute, packets, red food coloring

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/holiday-ham-and-cherry-sauce-339306 (may not work)