I cooked the ham on Saturday night, and I'll have to say that it was pretty damn good. I was given a recipe for a simple mustard and brown sugar glaze, scored the skin and studded it with cloves. Pretty basic. Baked at 350 for three hours or so. Sliced thinly, served with diced baked potatoes.
I have to say, the ham was fantastic. I didn't really get much of the glaze but it did pick up some of the clove flavor. It's a country ham, so it's salty but interestingly so. There's also an undertone of herbs and other things I can't quite describe. Very tasty. I'm looking forward to smoking one.
It's from Calhoun Country Hams based in Culeper Virginia. They ship whole hams. I got some sausage too that I'm going to try next weekend.
In the mean time, we have about 8 pounds of ham to eat. Will try some different presentations for the next couple days and freeze the rest and break it out as the mood takes.
There's a photo below. Didn't come out right for some reason...the ham wasn't that red. It still looks nice though.
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