Baked Ham

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    16

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Tessa Kiros

Published 2004

  • About

This is a classic in my family. We always had this for our ‘Scandinavian’ Christmas Eve dinner, when the ham was often decorated with red and white ribbons tied around the bone. It is wonderful for the days that follow as well, as it is so big and people can just slice bits off whenever they feel like it. Often a pea soup is made with the leftover bone. It is easy to find a ready-salted ham in most parts of the world, although in Italy I cannot, so I often prepare it myself. Because I don’t