Recipe - Holiday Ham Slice With Cinnamon Apple Rings

1 1" thick fully cooked ham
slice (about 2 pounds)
One fourth teaspoon Hot sauce

CINNAMON APPLE RINGS
24 Whole cloves
3 md Cooking apples; unpeeled,
cored and cut into 1/2"
rings
2 cup ;water
1 cup Red cinnamon candies
One half cup Sugar

: Slash fat along edges of ham to prevent curling. Spread hot sauce over
surface of ham, and place in a lightly greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish.
Bake at 325F for 25 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 140F.
Transfer to a serving platter; serve with Cinnamon Apple Rings. Yield: 6 to
8 servings.

CINNAMON APPLE RINGS:
: Stick cloves into apple rings. Combine water and candies in a large
skillet; bring to a boil, stirring until candies dissolve. Add apple rings;
reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or just until apple rings are tender,
turning several times. : Remove apple rings from skillet. Add sugar to
skillet, and bring to a boil; boil 3 minutes. Pour syrup over apple rings,
turning to glaze both sides. Cool slightly. Yield: 8 servings.

Karen Ann Jenkins of Louisiana, in November, 1990 "Southern Living".

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini