Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1911 — Ham Supreme. [ARTICLE]

Ham Supreme.

Soak the ham over night and thoroughly wash and scrape it Slice one onion, one carrot and one turnip, and put them into a kettle, add half a dozen cloves, eight peppercorns and one bay leaf, put in the ham, cover With cold water and let simmer four hours, then add one pint of cider or two tablespoons of strong vinegar, and cook until very tender. Take out the ham when partly cooled, remove the skin, sprinkle the top with crack er crumbs and brown sugar, and brown in the oven. 801 l the liquor and reduce to one pint, then strain, cool and remove the fat Cook one tablespoon of flour in one tablespoon of butter, -add the strained liquor, stir and cook until perfectly smooth, and serve as a sauce for the meat.