This hickory smoked ham is baked in a spiced, sugarcane sauce with tart green apples and pears.

Baked Ham with Spiced Apples and Pears

1 hickory smoked ham, spiral sliced, 8 to 10 pounds (no bone, water added, cooked)
Spiced Glaze (Recipe follows)
4 tart green apples
4 pears

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. Place ham on a wire rack in a shallow baking pan. Brush the entire ham with the glaze, coating it evenly.
3. Wash, core, and halve the fruit. Place all around the ham.
4. Baste the ham a second time and baste the fruit with the glaze. Bake for 45 minutes.
5. Baste the ham and fruit again. Bake another 45 minutes.
6. Remove the ham from the oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.
7. Serve the apples and pears on a platter with the ham. Serve everything warm or at room temperature.

Makes 10 to 12 servings.

Spiced Glaze

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1 cup sugar cane syrup*
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 water

1. Combine the sugar, cane syrup, molasses, corn syrup, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, and cinnamon in a medium-size bowl and mix well.
2. In another bowl, dissolve the mustard in the water, then add to the spice mixture. Blend well.
3. Use immediately or store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use. Will keep for 2 weeks.

Makes 2 1/2 cups.

*If unavailabe, bring 1 cup sugar and 1/3 cup water to boil and cook for 2 minutes. Allow to cool thoroughly before using.