Cider-Baked Ham with Brandy Brown Sugar Glaze

You always knew it was a special day in our Texas home when Mom set the dining room table with her finest china, sterling silver, crystal and my grandmother’s special ham platter. Delicious meaty hickory-smoke aromas would fill the whole house, signaling that the ham was done! The table was waiting, laden with Mom’s sweet potato soufflé with tiny marshmallows melting on top and her freshly baked bourbon pecan pie. That’s how it was in our home, and often still is in mine, though I now live