Grandmas Ham Food

GRANDMA'S CREAMY HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook egg noodles in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until cooked through but firm to the bite, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Mix egg noodles, ham, evaporated milk, cream of chicken soup, onion, and processed cheese food in a 9x13-inch baking dish until evenly distributed.
• Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and cheese food is melted, about 1 hour. About 5 minutes before end of baking, sprinkle chips atop casserole and return to oven; bake for 5 minutes more.

GRANDMA'S HAM

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Place ham in a roasting pan.
• Pour ginger ale into the roasting pan. Rub brown sugar over the ham. Attach pineapple slices to outside of ham with toothpicks. Secure a cherry into the middle of each pineapple slice again using toothpicks. Pour reserved pineapple juice into pan with ginger ale. Tent aluminum foil over the ham.
• Bake ham in preheated oven for 4 hours. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking another 30 minutes.

GRANDMA'S HAM CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut cauliflower into florets (about 3 cups). Cook in boiling salted water to cover 10 to 12 minutes, or until tender; drain and set aside.
• Melt 4 tablespoons butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually add milk, whisking constantly, until mixture begins to thicken. Lower heat to medium. Add cheese and sour cream, stirring until cheese melts. (Do not boil.).
• Stir cauliflower, ham and mushrooms into cheese sauce; pour into a 2-quart baking dish. Sprinkle breadcrumbs evenly over casserole. Cut 1 tablespoon butter into pieces and sprinkle evenly over breadcrumbs.
• Bake casserole, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

GRANDMA LORI'S MARMALADE GLAZED HAM

Steps:

• HEAT ham according to package directions. COMBINE orange marmalade and brown sugar in small bowl until blended. Remove ham from oven 30 minutes before end of suggested bake time. Brush glaze over ham. BAKE an additional 30 minutes. Remove ham from oven and let rest 5-10 minutes. Spoon pan juices over ham and serve.

GRANDMA'S BAKED HAM SALAD SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place ham and pickles in a food processor; pulse until almost smooth. Transfer to a small bowl; stir in eggs, celery, onion and mayonnaise. Spread 1/2 cup over each roll bottom; replace tops. Wrap each in foil and place on a baking sheet. Bake until heated through, 10-15 minutes.

GRANDMAG'S BAKED CHRISTMAS HAM

Steps:

• Wash ham throughly.
• Cut diagional criss crossed lines one inch apart, one inch deep.
• When you are finished the cut lines should look diamond shape.
• This has to be done all around the whole ham.
• Insert whole clove in each crossed section.
• Try to push the clove down at least an inch into the meat.
• Bake one hour covered, in very deep baking pan, at 275 degrees.
• This is where my GrannyN would have the ham in a paper bag.
• Drain off fat.
• Bake another hour covered at 275 degrees.
• Drain off fat.
• Let ham sit uncovered while you warm the honey.
• Pour honey over the ham, and cook uncovered for an hour at 300 degrees.
• Remove from oven and drain.
• Let sit until cool to touch, about 30 minutes.
• The ham top should be a little sticky.
• If not it's ok.
• When cool, using your hands, pack brown sugar all over the top and sides of ham.
• Pushing the sugar in the cut slices.
• Push tooth picks through the cherries.
• Place pineapple rings on top of ham using toothpick with cherries to hold in place.
• Insert meat thermometer.
• Mix together pineapple juice and cherry juice.
• Divide.
• Pour half of mixture in bottom of pan.
• Cover, and bake for 2 hours at 350 degrees.
• Check doneness.
• Usually at this point the ham is usually done.
• Last 30 minutes, Uncover and pour remainder of pineapple juice on top.