How to Make Grandma's Ham - A Step-by-Step Guide

There's something special about family recipes that have been passed down through the generations. They hold a certain magic and nostalgia that can transport you back to cherished memories and moments. And one of those treasured recipes in my family is my Grandma's Ham.

Every Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas, my Grandma would prepare her famous ham, and it always stole the show on the dinner table. The aroma of the ham cooking in the oven would fill the house, creating a sense of a...

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Ingredients

  • 1 (12 pound) whole ham
  • 1 liter ginger ale (such as Vernors®)
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices, drained, reserve juice
  • toothpicks
  • 1 (4 ounce) jar maraschino cherries

Information

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
  • Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins
  • Servings: 18
  • Yield: 18 servings

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.
  • Pour ginger ale into the roasting pan. Rub brown sugar over the ham. Attach pineapple slices to outside of ham with toothpicks. Secure a cherry into the middle of each pineapple slice again using toothpicks. Pour reserved pineapple juice into pan with ginger ale. Tent aluminum foil over the ham.
  • Bake ham in preheated oven for 4 hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking another 30 minutes.
  • Nutrition

    663 cal.

    • Total Fat: 40g
    • Saturated Fat: 14g
    • Cholesterol: 148mg
    • Sodium: 2847mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 21g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 19g
    • Protein: 52g
    • Vitamin C: 1mg
    • Calcium: 28mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 707mg