Southern Style Smothered Ham recipe

2 slices ham, cut 1/2-inch thick (uncooked)
1 teaspoon dry mustard
2 onions, sliced
2 cups sliced pared apples
12 whole cloves
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup water

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 slice ham in shallow baking pan; spread half the mustard on ham. Top with onions and apples; cover with second slice of ham. Rub remaining mustard onto meat; place cloves in fat portion of ham. Mix sugar and water together; boil 5 minutes. Pour syrup over ham. Bake for 1 hour, basting with sugar and water syrup 2 or 3 times.