Caribbean Ham

I just love the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook. It has some really good recipes that have stood the test of time.  Our dinner tonight was one of those recipes.  I took a small three pound bone in ham and sliced it into three 1 1/2 inch pieces.  I trimmed the bone and reserved the end piece for soup.  I then cut the two thick slices into big chunks and placed them in a baking dish and baked them at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  While the ham was baking, I made rice and steamed brussel sprout.  I also made the yummy Caribbean glaze as follows:

Caribbean Glaze for Ham
1/3 cup of orange juice
1 Tablespoon whole cloves
1/3 cup of brown sugar
2 Tablespoons rum
1 Tablespoon honey
1/2 cup of crushed pineapple
In a saucepan combine the orange juice and the whole cloves, bring to a boil.  Reduce heat; simmer gently, uncovered for 5 minutes.  Discard the cloves.  Combine the brown sugar, rum and honey stir the mixture into the orange juice and cook for several more minutes until the sugar dissolves completely.  Add the crushed pineapple and then spoon the hot mixture over the ham and baste several times during the remaining cooking time.  I also spooned some of the mixture over the rice.  It was very good.