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Cullen's Molasses Ham

5    to 7 pounds Bone in ham
      2 tb Whole cloves
  1 1/2 c  Dark molasses; divided
      1 ts Dried mustard
    1/4 ts Ground allspice
      6    to 8 small Whole sweet -potatoes
      6 ts Butter; plus
    1/2 c  Butter; melted
Pepper & Salt; to taste
          

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
Trim the skin of the ham with a sharp knife. Score the ham by making long
vertical and horizontal cuts. Stud the ham with the cloves. Place the
hamon a rack, in a shallow roasting pan. Cover the ham loosely with
aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes.
In a mixing bowl, whisk 1 cup of molasses, mustard, and allspice
together. Remove the ham from the oven and brush the entire ham with the
glaze. Place the ham back in the oven and continue baking for 1 1/2 hours,
basting every 15 minutes.
With a fork, prick each sweet potato. Rub each sweet potato
with the remaining molasses. Lay each sweet potato on a small piece of
foil. Place a teaspoon of butter on top of each sweet potato. Wrap each
sweet potato in the foil and place on a baking sweet. Bake the potatoes
for about 1 hour or until the potatoes are tender. Remove the potatoes
from the oven and discard the foil.
Place the carved ham on a platter. Serve the ham
with the sweet potatoes. Open the sweet potatoes and drizzle with melted
butter and salt and pepper.
This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.

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