Roast Fresh Ham

Name: Roast Fresh Ham
Yield: Makes 16 to 20 servings
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic; 1 tblsp. salt; ½ tsp. pepper; 1 tsp. caraway seeds, crushed; 1 (12 lb.) fresh ham; ½ c. water; 1 c. apple juice (about); Spiced crab apples; 4 medium onions, sliced; 2 medium carrots, sliced lengthwise; 2 bay leaves; 3 whole cloves

Preparation info

Makes
16 to 20
servings

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

About

Baked fresh ham basted with apple juice calls for sweet potatoes

Ingredients

1 (12 lb.) fresh ham
3 cloves garlic
1

Starter
Gluten-free

Method

Score fat or skin of ham in diamond pattern. Rub well with one cut garlic clove, salt and pepper. Sprinkle with caraway seeds.
Place roast, fat side down, on bed of onions, carrots, remaining garlic cloves, bay leaves and cloves. Add water.
Roast, uncovered, 1 hour in slow to moderate oven (325 to 350°). Turn fat side up; insert meat thermometer. Roast