Recipe - Honey Cured Ham

1 1012lb fresh ham, shank or
Shoulder
2 One half qt Ice cold water 3840 deg.
4 ounce Salt (not iodized)
2 ounce Prague powder #1 or Modern
Cure
4 ounce Pure honey

Mix all the above together well to blend the honey. Spray pump the ham
using an injector and 16 oz. of the above brine. Put the pumped ham into a
suitable container, not aluminium, and let soak in the brine for 57 days.
Soak a stockenett in some liquid smoke (to make it easier to peel of the
stocknett bag)then place the ham in the stock. bag. Wedge the bag in a S.S.
hanging hook and place in the smoker @130 deg. F. for one hour without
smoke. After the first hour increase the temp on the smoker to 160 deg.
and smoke the ham for about 812 hours or until the internal temp of the
ham is 145150 deg. F. Place in the fridge. When ready to serve, heat in an
oven set to 325 deg. and heat the ham for about 2 hrs. Glaze the ham the
last One half hr. with the following. Glaze: 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup pure
honey One half cup maple syrup That's it. Mmmm good. Be sure that the ham is
in the fridge for the 57 days while in the brine.

Posted to MMRecipes Digest by "Phillip Waters" muddy@ibm.net on Oct 31,
1999