To Boil a Ham

Ingredients

• A ham
• soaked in cold water for twelve hours
• more than sufficient water to cover it

Method

1. 1

   Soak the ham in cold water for twelve hours, then trim and scrape it clean.

2. 2

   Put it into a large stewpan with enough water to cover it.

3. 3

   Boil for four or five hours depending on its weight, then let it cool in the liquor.

4. 4

   Remove the rind and shake bread-crumbs over the fat.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The English-Chinese cookery book (1890) by J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer Ball, J. Dyer (James Dyer) 1890- Ball, page 18. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

TO BOIL A HAM. A ham should be soaked in cold water for twelve hours, then trim and _XA_ scrape it very clean. Put it into a large stewpan with more than sufficient water to cover it

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