Baked Ham With Mustard Glaze and Cantaloupe-Raisin Conserve
- 1 (6 -7 lb) cooked smoked semi-boneless ham
- 13 cup stone ground dijon mustard
- 14 cup honey
- 2 ripe but firm medium cantaloupes (about 4 lb.)
- 2 cups golden raisins
- 1 cup sugar
- 12 cup fresh lemon juice (2 to 3 lemons)
- 1 lemon, zest of, grated
- Thirty minutes before cooking, remove ham from refrigerator and let stand.
- Trim fat to 1/4-inch layer.
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Place ham in shallow roasting pan and bake 15 minutes per pound.
- Thirty minutes before ham is done, mix mustard and honey and brush all over ham.
- Baste ham with pan drippings after 15 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let stand 15 minutes before slicing.
- Meanwhile, while ham is baking, cut cantaloupes in half; seed, peel, and cut into 1-inch chunks (about 6 cups).
- Combine all remaining ingredients in large saucepan and let stand 1 hour.
- Heat to boiling over medium-high heat and boil 7-8 minutes.
- Pour mixture into colander placed over another saucepan.
- Let drain 5 minutes.
- Boil liquid until syrupy and reduced to 1 cup.
- Stir fruit into syrup.
- Let cool, then cover and refrigerate up to 1 month.
- Serve cold with ham.
ham, stone ground, honey, golden raisins, sugar, lemon juice, lemon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/baked-ham-with-mustard-glaze-and-cantaloupe-raisin-conserve-302043 (may not work)