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Harper's cook book encyclopædia

1902

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Presented as published in 1902. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Sprinkle all over with one teaspoonful of salt and one salt- spoonful of black pepper ; put * it in a roast-pan, with two gills of stockHam, Fresh, Stuffed and Roasted. Roast in a moderate oven one and a half hours, then add the other half of the beans, and cook one hour more. After the first half-hour of the roasting, baste well every twenty minutes. Remove the strings and serve. It is a novel way to prepare a fresh ham, not expensive, whole- some, more delicate and tasty than roast pork. Served cold the next day it is delicious. If any beans are left over, serve them cold with a French dressing. Ham Turnovers. — Chop cold boiled ham fine and warm in butter. Beat two or more eggsHam Turnovers, according to quan- tity of ham, and pour into a saucepan. When it is brown on one side spread the ham on half of it and turn the other half over it. Ham, Virginia, To Cure. — For cur- ing eight hams averaging 12 lbs. in weight, have ready three gallons Ham, York PORK Pork Chops, Broiled of best salt, 2 lbs. of fair brown sugar, 54 lb. of powdered saltpetre, 2 ozs. of black pepper, and i oz. of cayenne pepper. Cut the joints into proper shapes, without unnecessary bone and fat, and lay them on a board or table. First rub the skin well with salt, and lay each joint aside, then begin over again, and into the fleshy side of every ham rub two teaspoonfuls of saltpetre and a table-spoonful of brown sugar mixed together. Rub the pepper particularly about the hock and under the bone, and give to the whole ham a good application of salt. Now pack the hams, one upon another, the skin downward, with a layer of salt between, into a tub or box, the bottom of which has also been covered with salt. The process of salt- ing will be complete in five weeks. At the end of that time have ready about a peck of hickory ashes, clean the hams with a brush or dry cloth, and rub them with the ashes. To smoke the hams the joints should be hung from joists beneath the ceiling, and a low, smothered fire kept up for five or six weeks, so as to smoke thoroughly but not overheat the hams. Or as an excellent substitute for this process, paint the hams with a coating of py- roligneous acid, let them dry, and re- peat the operation. Wrap each ham in paper and encase it in a canvas or strong cotton bag. Ham, York. — Wash and scrape the ham ; put in a saucepan with enough cold water to cover it ; add two carrots, two onions, celery, cloves, a blade of mace, thyme, and bay- leaves ; simmer very slowly for four hours ; allow to cool in the liquor. When cold remove the rind, cut into thin slices, and serve with any rich salad. Pigs’ Feet, Boned. — Wash well in cold water four large pigs' feet, dry them with a towel, and tie the flesh at the top with a strip of muslin to prevent it from shrinking. Put them in enough water to cover, sea- son with two carrots, two red onions, Pork Chops, Broiled