Apricot-Barbecued Ham with Rice

Ingredients

• chopped onion
  ½ cup
• green bell pepper

  cut into ½-inch squares
  1 unit
• sliced celery
  1 cup
• butter or margarine
  2 tablespoons
• flour
  1½ tablespoons
• -ounce can apricot nectar
  1 12 unit
• prepared mustard
  1 teaspoon
• wine vinegar
  1 tablespoon
• catsup
  ¼ cup
• apricot preserves
  ¼ cup
• seasoned pepper
  ¼ teaspoon
• cooked ham

  cut into ¾-inch cubes (2½ cups)
  12 ounces
• hot cooked rice
  4 cups