Smithfield Ham

Total Time: 6 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 1 (10 -12 lb) smithfield ham
• 2 tablespoons cracker crumbs or 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs, finely crushed
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• pepper, to taste
• whole cloves
• 1/4 cup sherry wine (optional)

Recipe

• 1 soak ham overnight in a cool place, then change water and simmer 4 to 5 hours or until tender.
• 2 cool in its own liquid.
• 3 when cold, remove skin, place fat side up in a roasting pan and make criss-cross gashes in the fat with a sharp knife.
• 4 pour sherry over top of ham.
• 5 mix cracker crumbs with brown sugar and sprinkle evenly over top of ham; sprinkle lightly with pepper.
• 6 stud ham with whole cloves.
• 7 bake at 450f for 20 minutes or until brown.
• 8 garnish with watercress or parsley, if desired.