Name: Slices of Ham or Bacon
Ingredients: Ham or Bacon, sliced ½ inch thick; Wooden skewers (if curling); Hot water (for soaking)

Slices of Ham or Bacon

Ingredients

Ham or Bacon, sliced ½ inch thick
Wooden skewers (if curling)
Hot water (for soaking)

Directions

Fry or broil the slices of ham or bacon on a gridiron over a clear fire, or toast them with a fork.
Cut the slices about 2 inches long, roll them up, and secure with a wooden skewer.
Place them in a cheese toaster or Dutch oven for 8-10 minutes, turning until crisp.
Soak the slices in hot water for 15 minutes, then dry them with a cloth before cooking.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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 or bacon: Provides fat and savory flavor, and crisps and browns as it cooks.

The step that matters

Drying the slices after soaking. Surface water must be removed before cooking, because water on the surface steams the meat instead of letting it brown and crisp.

“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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Slices of Ham or Bacon