SC - ham

[Mordonna22@aol.com]

What my Big Mama did with a (small ) cured ham.  First soak it, whole,
overnight in cold water in the fridge.  Then drain, and soak 1 hour in warm
water.  Then score the skin in a diamond design.  Then pack with brown sugar,
all over the outside of the ham.  Then affix with toothpicks pineapple slices
and stick whole cloves in the skin.
then bake for 4 or 5 hours.  Serve thick slices with mashed potatoes, corn,
lima beans, fresh sliced tomatoes, black eyed peas, candied yams,  potato
salad, cat head biscuits, cornbread, and Ice Tea.  For dessert there were
fried pies and whiskey cake and "French Style" coffee that just seemed to be
coffee with chicory extra strong and served with lots of cream and sugar.
This was for family feast days (of which there seemed to be roughly 52 per
year).  With eight children and about 'leventy seven grandchildren not
counting the outlaws and the boys from the base Big Mama played Mama to there
was seldom any ham left the next day.  But if there was, she'd slice it about
1/4" thick and fry it in a cast iron pan until it was toasty brown on both
sides, then she would remove the ham and pour a bit of that "French Style"
coffee into the pan, stir quickly, and serve in a separate gravy bowl, along
with biscuits, eggs, grits, and coffee.

Mordonna
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