Name: To Boil a York Ham
Ingredients: 1 York ham (3-4 months old or older); cold water

To Boil a York Ham

Ingredients

1 York ham (3-4 months old or older)
cold water

Directions

If the ham is 3-4 months old, soak it briefly in cold water.
If the ham is over a year old, soak it in cold water for at least 24 hours before cooking.
Place the soaked ham in a pot and cover it with fresh cold water.
Bring the water to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook until tender.

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.