Thanksgiving Raisin Sauce Recipe

 
INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup water
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup currant jelly
1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
1/2 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons light brown sugar, firmly packed
1 tablespoon cornstarch
dash salt
dash allspice

Directions:

Directions for raisin sauce
In a small saucepan over medium heat combine water, raisins, currant jelly, orange zest, and orange juice. Bring raisin sauce mixture to a boil. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, salt, and allspice. Stir into raisin sauce mixture. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, until sauce is thick and clear. Serve raisin sauce warm with ham. Makes about 1 1/4 cups of raisin sauce.

 
Baked Ham With Pineapple

INGREDIENTS:

1 smoked picnic shoulder, fully cooked, about 5 to 7 pounds
1 can (15 ounces) pineapple slices in juice
1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/4 cup honey
Maraschino cherries
whole cloves

DIRECTIONS:

Remove skin from ham; place on a rack in a baking pan, fat side up. Cover loosely with aluminum foil; bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes a pound, or to 140 degrees on meat thermometer.
Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup of juice.