To Cook a Ham

Name: To Cook a Ham
Total time: 4 h
Cuisine: Northern Europe
Ingredients: brown sugar a large cupful; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.; Water; sherry or Marsala 1 pint; sherry or Marsala 1 pint; beer 1 pint; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.; real black treacle 1 lb. [not golden syrup!] any cut up vegetables, onions, carrots, cabbage, etc.

A ‘luxury’ recipe

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

About

This was found written on a loose piece of paper in an old book, and its date and origin are unknown beyond the fact that it is English.

Ingredients

Water
sherry or Marsala 1 pint
beer 1

Europe
United Kingdom
Breakfast

Method

Soak the ham 4 days in water, which must be changed every day.
Scrape as usual.
Put in pot with fresh cold water, the sherry or Marsala, beer, sugar and treacle.
The liquor must cover the ham.
A few cut-up vegetables improve the flavour; bring to boiling point, and simmer till done.