Holiday ham slice with cinnamon apple rings -

Yield: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

1 1" thick fully cooked ham -slice (about 2 pounds)
1/4 ts Hot sauce MMMMM--------------------CINNAMON APPLE RINGS-------------------------
24 Whole cloves
3 md Cooking apples; unpeeled -cored and cut into 1/2" -rings
2 c ;water
1 c Red cinnamon candies
1/2 c 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

Instructions:

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". Typos by Jeff Pruett. Submitted By COOK4U@VIVANET.COM On THU 7 DEC 1995 114906 GMT