John's Christmas ham

Name: John's Christmas ham
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 1 spiral ham (8 to 12 lb)
Ingredients: 8 lb to 12 lb Spiral Ham (add 1.5 lbs if bone left in); 1 cup packed light brown sugar; 0.5 cup dark molasses; 0.5 cup dark corn syrup; 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg; 0.25 tsp ground cloves; 0.5 tsp cinnamon; 1 tsp dry mustard; 0.25 cup water; 4 Tart/firm Apples(e.g. Granny Smith); 4 Firm Pears (e.g. Bartlett)

This is a christmas ham I have served for my family for years

1 spiral ham (8 to 12 lb)Yield

What you'll need

8 lb to 12 lb Spiral Ham (add 1.5 lbs if bone left in)
1 cup packed light brown sugar
0.5 cup dark molasses
0.5 cup dark corn syrup
0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
0.25 tsp ground cloves
0.5 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp dry mustard
0.25 cup water
4 Tart/firm Apples(e.g. Granny Smith)
4 Firm Pears (e.g. Bartlett)

How to make it

Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a mixing bowl combine all the spice ingredients (including corn syrup and molasses) together except the mustard. Combine the mustard and water sperately in a small bowl.
Combine mustard/water combination with rest of seasoning glaze you just made and mix well with a whisk.
Place ham in baking pan and brush glaze all over the ham.
Core and quarter apples and pears and put them around them ham in the pan.
Brush glaze over pears and apples.
Put ham in oven for 45 minutes
At the end of 45 minutes brush glaze on ham again
Put ham back in oven for another 45 minutes
Reapply glaze over ham every 15 minutes