Serve a Holiday Ham

Prepare this popular choice for your Easter meal.

Ham is a perennial favorite that is easy to prepare. It's also a healthful choice of meat with minimal fat and great flavor. So if you're hamstrung on what to cook this holiday, try one of our simple recipes. Both are irresistible and will be the hot dish on the menu. -CHARLA DRAPER

Citrus-Glazed Ham

MAKES 12 TO 14 SERVINGS

PREP: 10 MIN.; BAKE: 2 HRS., 30 MIN.; STAND: 15 MIN.

1 (6- to 7-lb.) fully cooked, bone-in ham.

30 to 32 whole cloves

1 (10-oz.) bottle orange juice-flavored soft drink

1¼ cups orange marmalade

½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar

¼ cup Dijon mustard

Garnishes: apple slices, orange slices, orange rind, salad greens

1. Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to ¼-inch thickness. Make ¼-inch-deep cuts in a diamond pattern, and insert cloves at 1-inch intervals. Place ham in an aluminum foil-lined 13-x 9-inch pan.

2. Stir together soft drink and next 3 ingredients until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over ham.

3. Bake at 350° on lower oven rack 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 20 minutes. Remove ham; let stand 15 minutes before serving. Garnish, if desired.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Orangina Sparkling Citrus Beverage.

Classic Cola-Glazed Ham

MAKES 12 TO 14 SERVINGS

PREP: 10 MIN.; BAKE: 2 HRS., 30 MIN.; STAND: 15 MIN.

1 (6- to 7-lb.) fully cooked, bone-in ham

30 to 32 whole cloves

1 (16-oz.) box dark brown sugar

1 cup spicy brown mustard

1 cup cola soft drink

½ cup bourbon or apple juice

1. Remove skin from ham, and trim fat to ¼-inch thickness. Make ¼-inch-deep cuts in a diamond pattern, and insert cloves at 1-inch intervals. Place ham in an aluminum foil-lined 13-x 9-inch pan.

2. Stir together brown sugar and next 3 ingredients until smooth. Pour mixture evenly over ham.

3. Bake at 350° on lower oven rack for 2 hours and 30 minutes, basting with pan juices every 20 minutes. Remove ham, and let stand 15 minutes before serving.

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