This recipe came from an old -very old -Bon Appetit magazine feature on Dionne Warwick....who these days is better known as Whitney Houston's cousin. We had the unfortunate experience of seeing her in concert recently, a bare-bones low-budget self-produced disappointment in the lovely Niswonger Performance Hall. Her lack of effort and energy coupled with a poorly-veiled attempt to promote her son's singing career, was underwhelming. He doesnt have a bad voice but we didnt pay $50 to see him, and all of us were uninterested and under-awed....( well, all except Dionne who gushed and smooched and rah-rah'd endlessly...) His perfromance got average-level applause (and for parts of hers) which led to her rudely lecturing the audience on what was "expected of us" as she proceeded to demand applause at an acceptable level, lecturing about how we " need to know how to behave" "should you ever again have an opportunity to experience a performance". She did stop short of adding "you dumb country hicks " but it was clear. Diva Dionne, it's time to 'find your way back to San Jose' and check into the Home. Clearly, whatever you once had is long gone.
Nevertheless, this is still a nice dish.....ham cloaked in caramel, studded with orange sections, along with yams and fresh green beans.
Preheat oven to 325. Wipe a 12- lb ham with damp paper towels and place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer into center of ham without touching the bone. Bake until it reaches 155, about 3 hours.
Nevertheless, this is still a nice dish.....ham cloaked in caramel, studded with orange sections, along with yams and fresh green beans.
Preheat oven to 325. Wipe a 12- lb ham with damp paper towels and place on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Insert a meat thermometer into center of ham without touching the bone. Bake until it reaches 155, about 3 hours.
Meanwhile make the glaze: Combine 1 cup caramels ( like Kraft individually wrapped squares) with 1/4 c butter, 1/4 c water in a small saucepan. Melt over low heat and SLOWLY bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Stir and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in 1/2 c chopped walnuts. Set aside to cool to lukewarm.
Glaze ham with the caramel sauce and decorate by placing 16 oz drained mandarin orange sections into the caramel glaze arranging them all over the ham.
