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The Blue grass cook book

1904

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Presented as published in 1904. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
3 weeks from the time the hogs were killed. Be- fore hanging, wash each piece in warm water, and while wet roll in hickory ashes. Then smoke with green hickory wood, and tie up in cotton bags in February. 98 MEATS HAM COOKED IN WINE Mrs. Henry C. Btickner Scrub well and soak an old ham in plenty of water for 48 hours. Weigh ham and allow ^ hour for each pound, place in large ham boiler and fill with cold water; let simmer (not boil) gently the allotted time. When half the time is up, pour off the water; fill again with fresh boiling water, into which put ^ cup of vinegar, a bay leaf and a few cloves, and finish cooking. Let the ham remain in the water until cool. Then remove the skin. Mix 2 tablespoonfuls of "Coleman's Mustard" with vinegar, spread over the ham, brush with the yolk of an GgQHam Cooked in Wine. Sprinkle with bread-crumbs and sugar, pin on the fat side with cloves and a few raisins. With a sharp knife make incisions all through the ham, holding back the openings and pouring in ^ pint of sherry. Place in the oven for ^ hour, basting every 5 minutes. Do not cut until per- fectly cold. KENTUCKY BAKED HAM E. D. P. Take a good magnolia ham 1 or 2 years old and let it soak 36 hours. Make a stiff dough of flour 99 THE BLUE GRASS COOK BOOK and water and envelop the ham and put in a bak- ing-pan. Add enough water to keep from stick^ ing. Baste frequently and cook till thoroughly done, or till the hock can be removed — 5 or 6 hours. When done, skin it and make an icing of brown sugar and yolk of 1 eggKentucky Baked Ham, and cover top and grate bread-crumbs over. Put in oven and brown. SUGAR-CURED HA MS Mrs. Cassius M. Clay Let the hams lie in dry salt for 4 weeks after the killing. Then hang them up in the smoke-house and smoke them with dry hickory chips till they are a pretty light brown. Then rub them thor- oughly with a pomatum made of New Orleans mo- lasses, black and red pepper, using about 3 times as much black pepper as red. Mix the molasses and pepper in a large dish-pan, and if they do not mix easily, warm them by setting the pan on the stove. When it is well mixed, have a man hold the ham by the hock with one hand, and with the other rub the mixture well into the ham on both sides. Make good strong sacks and tie each ham and hang up with the hock down, as the ingredi- ents will be absorbed more readily. 100 MEATS They will be ready for use in about 8 or 10 months. Hams a year old are better than older hams, as they get too dry and strong when kept too long. In cooking the ham a handful of cloves dropped in the wate? while boiling gives it a rich flavor. BAKED HASH E. D. P. Run any kind of cold cooked meat through the grinder. Equal parts of mashed Irish potatoes. Salt and pepper to taste. Butter and milk enough to keep it from being too stiff. Put in a baking- dish and pour over 2 tablespoons of tomato catsup. Sprinkle well with bread-crumbsBaked Hash and brown. Serve hot. BEEF A LA MODE (No. 1) Mrs. Brutus J. Clay Take a round of beef and remove the bone. Fill the hole with a dressing made of bread-crumbs, salt, pepper, and butter. Also 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, cloves, mace, and nutmeg. Make inci- sions in the beef and put in strips of pork which 101 LIBRARY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA THE BLUE GRASS COOK BOOK Beef a la Mode (No. 1)