New England Country Baked Ham

Ingredients

 * 1) 1 (8  lb)   ham
 * 2) 3 	quarts sweet cider
 * 3) 2 	cups raisins
 * 4) 2 	cups maple sugar
 * 5) 2 	teaspoons dry mustard
 * 6) 1 	teaspoon ground cloves
 * 7) 4 	fluid ounces water

Directions
1. Simmer ham in cider for 2 hours.

2. Drain, skin ham, and cover it with paste made from maple sugar, mustard, cloves, and water.

3. Place in baking pan, pour cider over it, add raisins to pan, and bake 2½ hours at 325 degrees.

4. Baste frequently.

5. Make thickened gravy of cider raisin drippings.

6. ***Note:If you can’t find maple sugar, use a 50/50 mix of granulated brown sugar and real maple syrup.