SC - ham

[Stefan li Rous]

Mordonna said:

*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.  

Ok, another beginning cook question:

Four or five hours? If the ham is already preserved and smoked, why do you
need to cook it for another four or five hours? Does it take that long for
the inside of a non-frozen ham to heat up?

Thanks.
  Stefan li Rous
  stefan at texas.net
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