Hi,

I am in cooking mode as we speak: I have just done the ham and made mice pies, so I am feeling very Christmassy!

1 leg of ham (approx 7kg)
1 large orange
2 cups water
6 whole cloves
1 1/4 cups soft brown sugar
1 tblspn English mustard powder
1 cup of runny honey

~ Pre-heat the oven to 180`c
~ Hard bit first: remove the rind from the leg of ham with a sharp knife.
~ Squeeze the juice from the orange and set aside for later
~ Cut the orange ring into thin strips
~ Place the bald ham on a roasting rack in a deep baking dish
~ Add the water and cover with foil
~ Bake for 2 hours

~After 2 hours remove the meat from the baking dish
~Score the fat of the ham with deep cuts in a diamond pattern
~Combine the sugar, mustard and honey in a bowl into a paste, and reserve about 2 tablespoons of this paste for later
~Spread the remaining paste over the ham
~Return the ham to a clean baking dish and cook uncovered for approx 30 mins
~Take the left over paste & mix it with the orange juice to make a glaze
~Remove the ham from the oven and brush the glaze all over the ham
~ Insert cloves into each diamond on the ham
~ Roast for another hour, glazing every 15 mins
~ Once done, don't try to carve it for at least 1 hour

Good luck!