How to Boil an Old Virginia Ham

Ingredients

• First weigh the ham
• one pint of vinegar
• a tablespoon of herbs

Method

1. 1

   Scrub the ham thoroughly with a stiff brush in lukewarm water.

2. 2

   Cover it with cold water, add vinegar and herbs.

3. 3

   Simmer slowly, allowing half an hour for every pound of the ham.

4. 4

   Let it remain in the water until nearly cold, then peel off the skin.

5. 5

   Sprinkle brown sugar and rolled cracker crumbs over the top or cover with a paste made with brown flour and brown sugar moistened with port wine.

6. 6

   Brown in the oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Landmarks club cook book (1903) by The Landmarks club, Los Angeles, Calif., page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

HOW TO BOII, AN OLD VIRGINIA HAM. First weigh the ham, then scrub thoroughly with a stiff brush in luke-warm water, being careful to remove every par- ticle of mold. Cover it with cold water, add one pint of vin- egar and a tablespoon of herbs

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