Court's Ruby Red Ham

Ingredients:

One five pound preferred boneless, but can be very cheap quality ham (does not need to be lean). This needs to be bought and sliced in to half moons approximately 3/8 to 1/2 inch thick.
One sixteen ounce can of crushed pineapple.
Two tablespoons of clove powder or a similar amount of fresh cloves crushed.
Four tablespoons of yellow mustard.
One half pound of dark or light granulated brown sugar.
One half cup of water.

Preparation:

In a slow cooker stack like dominoes the half moon ham slices, then open each slice in between and put about a teaspoon of the brown sugar. (maple or imitation pancake syrup will substitute if need) Next, sprinkle the crushed pineapple across the hole array of ham slices, slather the mustard on top of that and then the clove powder. Pour the water in the side, it's to get the heat started right. A metal slow cooker is faster you can start the mixture boiling on the stove and then set it back on the heating base and then cook for 2 more hours. If using crockery to start from scratch it will take an hour to come up to heat and two more hours to cook on high. If you use medium cook for 4-6 hours total. Check the liquid level every hour and after the first two hours on the half. If there is very low or no liquid add another half cup or so of hot or boiling water. Ham will be bright red when done and very flaky. Perfect for a nice rye bread sandwich right there no need for cheese or any other condiments, it stands on it's own, although a little horseradish or Wasabi works nice. Makes a great side for a breakfast plate, or I like to serve a slice with scalloped or au gratin potatoes.

Nutritional Information:

Fairly low fat the fat is cooked out for the most part. It's broken down and made more digestible by the pineapple.