BAKED HAM, VIRGINIA

Scrub a small ham and cook until tender. The fireless cooker will prevent the ham from wasting while cooking. When tender, lift and remove the skin. Trim to shape and then place in a bowl Three-quarters cup of brown sugar, One-quarter cup of cinnamon, One teaspoon of nutmeg, One teaspoon of cloves, One teaspoon of allspice. Mix thoroughly and then pat and rub into the ham. Place in a hot oven and bake for forty minutes, basting frequently with one-half cupful of water and one-half cupful of vinegar.

BAKED HAM

Place a four and one-half to five-pound cut from the butt end of the ham in the fireless cooker overnight. In the morning remove the skin and then pat into the fat part of the ham Five tablespoons of brown sugar, One teaspoon of cinnamon, Three-quarters teaspoon of allspice. Place in a hot oven and bake for forty minutes. Baste every ten minutes with Six tablespoons of vinegar, Three-quarters tablespoon of boiling water. Use the liquid in the pan, after baking the ham for making gravy, by browning three tablespoons of flour, then adding the liquid left in the pan and sufficient boiling water to make one and one-quarter cups of gravy. Season.

VIRGINIA STYLE BAKED HAM

Purchase a boiled boneless ham and place in baking pan. Open one and one-half pound can of syrup and add Two tablespoons of cinnamon, One tablespoon of nutmeg, One teaspoon of allspice, One teaspoon of cloves, One teaspoon of ginger. Mix well, then spread on the ham and dust lightly with the flour. Baste frequently with the syrup. Bake in a slow oven for one and one-fourth hours.

BAKED SUGAR-CURED HAM

Boil the ham and then remove the skin and trim. Now place in a bowl One cup of brown sugar or molasses, One tablespoon of cinnamon, One teaspoon of nutmeg, One teaspoon of allspice, One-half teaspoon of thyme. Mix, spread over the ham and bake in a hot oven for one and one-quarter hours. Baste every ten minutes with boiling water.

BAKED SLICE OF HAM

Have the butcher cut the ham in one-inch thick slices. Trim and then cut around the edges every two inches apart to prevent curling. Place on a baking dish and pour over the ham One cup of water, Two tablespoons of syrup. Bake in slow oven 25 minutes.