My Schneider's Easter Ham & CONTEST! (~OVER~)

My Schneider's Easter Ham

When I think about Easter, the first thing that comes to my mind are Easter traditions like wearing an Easter bonnet, the Easter bunny and Easter egg hunts, and of course an Easter ham on the table!  So someone please ask me why I had never cooked my own Easter ham before--until today?  For some reason, I had thought that making an Easter ham is difficult, when really the opposite is true: it is spectacularly easy!  

I started out with a Schneiders Country Naturals Tender Tip Hardwood Smoked ham, which cost about $11.50.  I read the ingredients, which really were straightforward: ham, water, sea salt, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, cane sugar, cultured celery extract, spice and smoke.  There were no extra preservatives, which is a great thing!  I also liked that Schneider's Country Naturals line bills itself as "finest cuts of ham, all hand-selected and precisely trimmed".  To me, this means that the ham is a little leaner in terms of fat.    

Unwrapped Schneiders Ham

With no prior knowledge of ham preparation, I was thankful for the cooking instructions on the package of ham.  I was expecting 20-part instructions, when in fact there were only 4 steps!  Here are the directions for cooking the Schneiders Country Naturals Tender Tip ham, which serves about 6 people:

HAM COOKING INSTRUCTIONS

1.Preheat the Oven to 375 F (190 C).

2.Cut open netting, remove all packaging from ham.

3.Place ham in a shallow baking pan and add 1/4" of water.

4.Cover tightly with aluminum foil and heat for 45-60 minutes or until heated through (I cooked my ham for 60 minutes and it was perfect!)  Heat to an internal temperature of 140 F (60 C).  

I decided to cook the quintessential Easter ham by garnishing it with pineapple rings and cherries in the ring's center (I also used peach slices).  I secured the fruit garnish with toothpicks, although it was not necessary with this cut of meat.  I also floated some additional pineapple rings and carrots in the cooking pan.  As you can see from the photo below, my ham turned out great!

Cooked & Ready to Eat Schneiders Easter Ham

If you look at my first photo in this blog post, you'll see that the ham sliced very well!  I am not expert at carving meat, but I was able to cut the ham with a regular sharp knife.  I did not have to struggle!  My family did enjoy the Schneiders Country Naturals Tender Tip ham!  I think that your family will too!

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CONTEST - 2 WINNERS! (~OVER~)

WINNERS: Andrew P & Angele F

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