Boiled Ham

Ingredients

• select a North Carolina cured ham
• Let it weigh seven or eight pounds
• one-half cupful good molasses
• one-half cupful brown sugar

Method

1. 1

   Soak the ham overnight in water.

2. 2

   Boil in enough water to cover, adding molasses and brown sugar.

3. 3

   Cook slowly for four hours, then let it cool in the cooking water.

4. 4

   Peel the skin off, sift cracker crumbs and black pepper over the top, and bake in a moderate oven for one hour, basting frequently.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Popular cook book (1899) by Seeman Printery, page 5. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

BOILED HAM. Have a brush for cleaning hams, as it 1s impossible to get them clean by simply washing them; select a North Carolina cured ham. They are always the sweetest and best. Let it weigh seven or eight pounds, soak all night in water, put into boiler enough water to cover well the ham; one-half cupful good molasses (not syrup); one-half cupful brown sugar

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