Boiled Ham

Ingredients

• an old ham
• from one to three pints of vinegar

Method

1. 1

   Soak the ham overnight in cold water.

2. 2

   Scrape, trim, and wash it.

3. 3

   Boil gently for 30 minutes, remove scum, pour off water, refill with boiling water, add vinegar, and boil until done, turning several times.

4. 4

   When cooked, peel off the skin and rub brown sugar into the fat, sticking cloves into the sugared fat.

5. 5

   Bake until light brown.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Manual for army cooks (1896) by United States. War Dept. Subsistence Dept., page 45. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOILED HAM. Time, twenty to thirty minutes to the pound. From one to three pints of vinegar, depending on the weight of the ham. Soak an old ham

Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.