Glazed Pineapple ham

Prep : 15 minutes    Bake ; 2-1/4 hours + standing   Makes 20 servings

1                fully cooked bone-ham (7 to 9 pounds)
         Whole cloves
GLAZE ? SAUCE :
2                 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4              cup water
2-1/2           cups packed dark brown sugar  , divided
1                 can (20 ounces) unsweetened crushed pineapple , undrained
1/4              cup lemon juice
2                 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1/4              teaspoon salt
1                 cup packed light brown sugar

1 .        Place ham on a rack  in a shallow  roasting pan . Using a sharp knife  , score surface  of the ham  with 1/4-inch  deep cuts  in a diiamond  pattern . Insert a clove into each diamond . Cover and bake  at 325*  to 2 to 2-1/2 hours  or until a thermometer  reaches 130* .
2 .        Meanwhile  , in a large saucepan , dissolve  cornstarch  in water ;stir in 2 cups dark brown sugar  , pineapple , lemon juice  , mustard and salt . Bring to a boil ; cook and stir 2 minutes  or until slightly  thickened . Reserve  2 cups  for sauce  ; keep warm .
3 .         Remove the ham  from the oven  . Increase oven temperature o 425* . Pour  the remaining  pineapple  mixture  over ham . In a small bowl  . mix light brown  sugar  and the remaining dark brown sugar  , spread over ham .
4 .         Bake ham uncovered  10 to 15 minutes  longer  or until  a thermometer  reads 140*  . Serve with reserve sauce .

You will be surprise how crisp  and succulent  it turned  out , it will become one of your favorites .