Heat up your ham in a hurry and make quick glazes

Here is the low-down on warming a ham, plus ideas for glazes in a hurry, from the new cookbook "Family Circle Quick & Easy Recipes: More Than 300 Tasty, Easy-to-Make Recipes Plus 75 Photos" (Broadway, $24.95).

Begin with a fully cooked 12- to 16-pound bone-in or boneless ham. Place, fat side up, in a roasting pan, brush with a quick glaze (recipes follow) and roast at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes per pound or until internal temperature registers 140 degrees Fahrenheit on an instant-read thermometer. Brush occasionally with glaze during roasting.

Tart-Sweet Mix

In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce and 1/2 cup applesauce, mashing with the back of a spoon until spreadable.

Makes about 1 cup.

Hot-Sweet Mix

In a small bowl, mix 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple with 1 finely chopped jalapeno chili and 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro.

Makes about 1 cup.

One-Step Glazes

Use any of the following, straight from the jar: maple syrup, orange marmalade, apricot preserves, ginger preserves, honey mustard.