Ham (how to boil to give it an excellent flavor)

Ingredients

• 2 heads of celery
• 2 turnips
• vinegar
• water
• a large bunch of savory herbs
• 3 onions

Method

1. 1

   In choosing a ham, be sure that it is perfectly sweet.

2. 2

   To ascertain this stick a sharp knife into it near the bone, when the knife is taken out, it will have an agreeable smell if the meat is sweet.

3. 3

   If the meat has been hung for a long time, and it is salt and dry, it would be necessary to soak for twenty-four hours, and change the water often.

4. 4

   Put the meat in a large pot with sufficient water to cover it; bring it to a boil gradually, and carefully take off the scum as it rises; when on the point of boiling add the vegetables and herbs; let it simmer gently until quite tender, then take it out, strip off the skin, cover with bread raspings and put a paper frill round the knuckle.

5. 5

   Four hours will be sufficient for a ham weighing ten pounds.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 8 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Ideal cook book (1899) by Anne Clarke, page 37. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ham (how to boil to give it an excellent flavor) —Ingredients—2 heads of celery, 2 turnips, vinegar and water, a large bunch of savory herbs, and 3 onions

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