Grandma's Ham

Name: Grandma's Ham
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 270 min
Total time: 280 min
Ingredients: 1 (12 pound) whole ham; 1 liter ginger ale (such as Vernors®); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained, reserve juice; toothpicks; 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

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This is an easy delicious ham that my grandma has made every year for Christmas, I got to make it for the first time last year for my family and it is always wonderful and beautiful.

Recipe by Fawn

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Prep Time:

10 mins

Cook Time:

4 hrs 30 mins

Total Time:

4 hrs 40 mins

Servings:

18

Yield:

18 servings

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Ingredients

1 (12 pound) whole ham
1 liter ginger ale (such as Vernors®)
1 cup brown sugar
1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained, reserve juice
toothpicks
1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.
Pour ginger ale into the roasting pan. Rub brown sugar over the ham. Attach pineapple slices to outside of ham with toothpicks. Secure a cherry into the middle of each pineapple slice again using toothpicks. Pour reserved pineapple juice into pan with ginger ale. Tent aluminum foil over the ham.
Bake ham in preheated oven for 4 hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking another 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

663	Calories
40g	Fat
21g	Carbs
52g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 18
Calories 663
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 40g	51%
Saturated Fat 14g	72%
Cholesterol 148mg	49%
Sodium 2847mg	124%
Total Carbohydrate 21g	8%
Dietary Fiber 0g	1%
Total Sugars 19g
Protein 52g
Vitamin C 1mg	7%
Calcium 28mg	2%
Iron 2mg	12%
Potassium 707mg	15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.