Ham made with Sugarcane

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Ingredients

12 sugarcane swizzle sticks (3 inch pieces)
1 8-10 lb spiral cut ham
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup 100% pure cane syrup
1/2 cup dark molasses
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 lbs. granny smith apples
1 1/2 lbs. bartlett pears

Directions

preheat oven to 350. Line a shallow baking pan with foil. Insert the sugarcane sticks into the ham at 3 to 4 inch intervals. Tie the ham, using kitchen twine, horizontally and vertically, like a package, to hold it together. Place it on a wire rack in the baking pan. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the glaze ingredients together except the mustard and water. Mix well, In a small bowl, dissolve the mustard in the water, then add to the spice mixture. Blend well. Brush the entire ham with the glaze, coating it evenly. Bake for 45 minutes. Add apples and pears that have been cored and halved, and baste ham and fruit again. Bake 45 minutes and then let it rest for 5-10 minutes.