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To Cure Hams

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This International side-dish features Ham, Salt peter, Salt, kosher, Brown sugar. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 1
Calories: 16708.8
Dietary: Gluten-free
Description
This International side-dish features Ham, Salt peter, Salt, kosher, Brown sugar. It delivers sweet, indulgent flavor, a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 100 pound Ham
  • 3 ounce Salt peter
  • 1 pint Salt, kosher
  • 1/2 pound Brown sugar
  • 1 Also:
  • 2 pint Salt
  • 1/8 pound Pepper
Directions
  1. 1
    The "recipe" specifies ham from corn-fed hogs, and "fine salt (best quality)".
  2. 2
    Since kosher salt is commonly available today, and contains no iodine, I changed the ingredients to specify it.
  3. 3
    Mix thoroughly the salt peter, 1 pint salt and brown sugar and rub over the hams and
  4. 4
    let stand for 24 hours.
  5. 5
    Then rub the meat with the pepper and part of the remaining salt.
  6. 6
    Let stand for 5 days and then rub meat again with fine salt.
  7. 7
    Set aside for 30 days, hang the meat up and brush off the salt.
  8. 8
    Have hams smoked at a good smoke house, smoking them for 10 days with wood.
  9. 9
    When finished, rub entire ham with red pepper,
  10. 10
    wrap carefully in brown paper and then in muslin bags and hang up with the hock down.
  11. 11
    Hams prepared in this manner will keep indefinitely, and flavor and quality improve with time

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 16708.8kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 409.1g630%
Saturated Fat 136.3g682%
Cholesterol 5448.0mg1816%
Sodium 1844771.3mg76866%
Total Carbohydrate 189.5g64%
Dietary Fiber 3.5g15%
Sugars 180.8g
Protein 2839.5g5679%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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