Goin' Bananas!

BANANA CLOVE HAM

4 lg. bananas, green tipped
4 lg. slices ham 2" thick
3 Tbls. brown sugar
3/4 cup milk
ground ginger
whole cloves
lemon juice


Preheat oven to 325°F.

Rub the slices of ham with a little ground ginger then stud edges of the ham with whole cloves.

Sear the ham in a hot skillet, then remove to a baking dish.  Sprinkle brown sugar on ham slices.

Peel bananas and cut tips off each end.  Cut in halves lengthwise; sprinkle with lemon juice (or roll in lemon juice).  Place banana lengths on top of ham slice.

Pour the milk over all and bake approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes or until ham is tender and bananas are soft.

Serve hot.

Serves 4