Baked Fresh Ham, Southern Style
- 6 lb. fresh ham
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 hot dried red pepper
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 Tbsp. salt
- 1 Tbsp. powdered mustard
- 1 Tbsp. horseradish
- 1 garlic clove
- whole cloves
- 1/2 c. firmly packed brown sugar
- Put meat in kettle and cover with boiling water.
- Add next 4 ingredients.
- Bring to boil.
- Cover and simmer for 2 hours.
- Cool in the broth and refrigerate overnight.
- Remove rind from ham. Mix mustard and horseradish and rub on fat.
- Insert garlic in the fat.
- Put on rack and bake in preheated slow oven (300u0b0) for 2 hours.
- Score fat with a knife, stud with cloves and sprinkle with the sugar.
- Bake for 1 hour longer, basting occasionally with drippings in the pan.
- Makes 8 to 10 servings.
fresh ham, bay leaves, red pepper, cinnamon, salt, powdered mustard, horseradish, garlic, cloves, brown sugar
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=567028 (may not work)