April 15 is Glazed Spiral Ham Day Celebrated every year. Glazed ham is a common dish for Christmas and Thanksgiving. There is no prohibits using ham for any other day, especially on today, on April 15, to honor the best savory and hearty dish.
Glazed ham appeared in the USA during the 1940s, when a recipe of this dish was printed in one local newspaper. Harry J. Hoenselaar of Detroit, Michigan, invented in his basement a tool that allowed slicing glazed ham in spiral in 1957. Honeselaar opened the first Honey Baked Ham store. Today, the company has over 400 stores nationwide and sells millions of glazed spiral hams during the holiday season.
Original recipes call for sugar and honey or orange juice. A traditional ham glaze contains sugar, honey or orange juice, and flavorful ingredients like cloves, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. But you can also try any other glaze with mustard, fruit juice, maple syrup or ginger.
