New Years Ham for Good Luck

There is an old European custom that says everyone should eat pork on New Years Day for good luck in the coming year. Some of the traditions include having sauerkraut and black eyed peas with the pork. Since some of my family members won't eat sauerkraut and no one will eat black eyed peas, we settle for  a one third of a lucky year and just have ham. I always use a shank portion of ham, with no water added. The spiral sliced and honey glazed are all the rage, but they must be eaten cold. I don't like putting a cold ham on the table, so I prepare and glaze my ham myself. I use maple syrup, orange juice, and cinnamon on mine. I don't "spiral slice," but use a technique that a neighbor told me about. From the outer rind, cut towards the bone making the cut as deep as possible. Do this three times and then cut your slices from each third by following the already outlined sections.This results are great and you can get more slices from your ham.

Ingredients: 
One 10 to 12 pound ham, Shank portion
1 cup water
1 1/2  cup real maple syrup
1/2 cup orange juice
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation: 
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place ham in roaster pan, add 1 cup of water and cover  tightly with aluminum foil. Cook in oven for 3 hours. Mix together syrup,orange juice and cinnamon. After 3 hours, remove foil and baste with maple syrup mixture. Cook in oven uncovered for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes. Slice and serve.