Based on a 30-year-old family recipe, this ham spice rub is made with several types of mustard, a hint of aromatic spices like cardamom, and a generous dose of maple sugar. It's traditionally used to make a roast ham that takes center stage at Easter or for a homemade sugar shack meal. Simply rehydrate the spices with a good vinegar and a little rum and rub the spice paste into the meat for a beautifully caramelized roast ham.

Feel free to use this mixture for other cuts of meat like pork chops or ribs. It's also good with baked chicken and roasted root vegetables.

Ingredients: maple sugar, yellow mustard, brown mustard, allspice, cloves, green cardamom.