How to make it

  • Make a spice dough by combining the flour, sugar, and seasonings in a large mixing bowl. Add enough cider or water to make a stiff dough. Roll until it is 1/4-in. thick and forms a 10 x 12-inch rectangle.
  • Place the ham, fat side up, in a foil-lined open roasting pan. Cover top and sides of the ham with a blanket of dough.
  • Bake at 350° F. for 3 hours. Cover with foil tent if crust becomes too brown.
  • Remove ham and slice. Serve warm or cooled.
  • The pastry blanket may be too spicy for some and can be removed after baking. Or you may cut cloves back to 1 t. While the ham is cooking, the house fills with a wonderful aroma. The spice blanket flavors the ham and keeps it moist.

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  • notyourmomma 16 years ago
    Grizz, this is unusual. I can imagine the smell. Clove is not my favorite, I like only a little bit at a time. But the fragrance is intoxciating in itself! Interesting and worth a try to have a moist ham.
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  • grizzlybear 16 years ago
    I have to admit that when you make this dish your house smells so GREAT

    Your guest will love it as soon as they walk in
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    " It was excellent "
    chihuahua ate it and said...
    It's an interesting and unique idea Bear.
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  • jett2whit 16 years ago
    Mmmm I bet this smells wonderful! Thanks for sharing! Jett
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