Boiled Ham
Ingredients
Directions
Place the ham in a kettle filled with cold water.
Bring to a boil on the back of the stove for about 2 hours.
Skim the surface and let it simmer for 15 minutes per pound.
Cool the ham in the water it boiled in.
For half a ham, cover the cut side with moistened cornmeal, sew in a cloth, and boil.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Ham
- Is the main cut that is cooked slowly in water until tender.
- Moistened cornmeal
- Covers the cut side of a half ham to help protect it during boiling.
The step that matters
Skim the surface while simmering. Foam and fat rise to the surface as the ham cooks. Skimming them off keeps the cooking liquid clearer and the ham's flavor cleaner.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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