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To Boil a Ham

From The universal cookery book, 1887
Presented as published in 1887. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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As published

This recipe was extracted from The universal cookery book (1887) by Gertrude Strohm, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

To Boil a Ham. If the ham has been long cured, soak it in cold water for from twelve to twenty hours. Scrape it, and put it into a large vessel to boil with plenty of cold water

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