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Sarah Polk's Tennessee Ham

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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 2d
  • Cook: 4h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 5 pounds ham
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoons whole cloves
  • 2 cups breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Soak ham overnight

  • Step 2: Scrub off salt

  • Step 3: Put in pot with water that covers ham and molasses

  • Step 4: Bake at 225

  • Step 5: Allow 25 minutes to the pound

  • Step 6: Allow to cool in the water

  • Step 7: Take off skin

  • Step 8: Score and place cloves in diamond shape

  • Step 9:

  • Step 10: Mix brown sugar and bread crumbs

  • Step 11: Take enough water from ham to make paste

  • Step 12: Cover ham

  • Step 13: Bake in 325 degree oven 60 minutes

  • Step 14: Cut a slice of ham and make cornucopia with preserves and ham

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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