Boil-Bake Country Ham - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 country ham
water to cover
1 c. vinegar
1 c. dark brown sugar
whole cloves
1/4 c. dry mustard
1/2 c. packed dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. cornmeal

Preparation

Three
days
before
serving, in large roaster or stock pot, soak ham overnight in enough cold water to cover.
In the morning remove ham, place in sink and scrub with a brush under running water
until
it
has
been
cleaned
of any cleaning debris. Wash
roaster,
place
ham
in
it
and cover it with water.
Add vinegar and 1 cup of brown sugar to ham water and bring
to
boil, immediately reducing heat to low.
Simmer 20 minutes
per
pound for older ham, 15 to 18 minutes for quick-aged
ham,
or
until the small bone in hock can be pulled out with the fingers.
Let cool in cooking water overnight.