Virginia Ham
Public Domain Recipes

Virginia Ham

Ingredients

  • 1 ham
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 1 cup molasses
  • whole cloves
  • 1 cup sweet cider
  • brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon ground cloves
  • paprika

Directions

  1. Let ham soak overnight in cold water.
  2. Place in fresh cold water and add cider, molasses, ground cloves, cinnamon and paprika.
  3. Boil slowly for five to seven hours, depending on the size of the ham.
  4. Allow to cool in water in which it was cooked.
  5. Remove skin, cover with brown sugar and stick thickly with the whole cloves.
  6. Bake for about an hour.

Other Information

Author: William Haines

Contributor: Carolyn Van Wyck, Photoplay Magazine

Source: Photoplay's Cook Book (1927-01-01)

Category: Meat, Main Dish

Ingredients: ham, cinnamon, molass, clove, cider, brown sugar, paprika

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, oven, stove

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