DRY SALT CURE FOR A 14-LB HAM

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pork

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1 Ham (English hams weigh
-roughly 14 to 20 lbs)
1 oz Brown sugar
1/2 oz Saltpeter (from the
-drugstore)
2 lb Rough salt

The same method may be used for bacon. A leg of pork
severed from the whole side is called a ham. When the
leg is left attached to the side, and severed only
after the cure, it is called a gammon.

You will need a salting pan. Leave the ham unskinned.
Rub in the sugar and the saltpeter first, paying
particular attention to the bone ends. Then rub on
half the salt and put the ham to rest on slats in a
slating trough (best if it has a channel for the brine
to drain out). Rub in the rest of the salt at the end
of a week. Leave the ham to take the salt for a total
of 3 weeks (depending on the size of the ham), turning
regularly. Then hang the ham to dry in a draft of warm
air for a day or two. If you would like to smoke your
own, you will need a barrel smoker or a smoking shed.
Light the fire with kindling first, then feed it with
beech, birch, or oak sawdust. Smoke over the open end
of a smoker barrel. Keep the fire smoldering
constantly – it is not good for the cure to allow
changes in temperature.

Twenty-four hours in the smoke shoudl suffice for a
ham; 6 hours is enough for a side of bacon. York hams
are then hung to mature for 2 to 3 months in a
tgemperature and humidity controlled room.

Time: 3 weeks plus.

From: “The Old World Kitchen – The Rich Tradition of
European Peasant Cooking” by Elisabeth Luard, ISBN
0-553-05219-5 Posted by: Karin Brewer, Cooking Echo,
7/92

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Title: Marshmallow Meringue Pie
Categories: Pies, Desserts
Yield: 6 servings

6 c Apples
1/2 c Sugar
1/2 tb Cinnamon
1 7 oz. jar marshmallow cream
1 tb Lemon juice
1/4 c Flour
3 Egg whites

On lightly floured surface,roll pastry to a 12″ circle. Place in a 9″
pie plate,turn under edge;flute. Drizzle apples with lemon juice.
Toss with combined sugar,flour and cinnamon. Spoon into shell. Bake @
450 degrees for 35 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually,add marshmallow
cream,beating until stiff peaks form. Spread over apples,sealing to
edge. Bake 10 minutes or until meringue is slightly browned. Cool and
serve.

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Minestrone

Recipe By : Bev Sagath
Serving Size : Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 cup oil
1 clove garlic
2 cups onions — chopped
1 cup celery — chopped
4 tablespoons parsley
6 oz tomato paste
1 cube beef bouillon
9 cups water
2 large carrots — peeled and sliced
1/2 head cabbage — cut up
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 te pepper
1 can kidney beans
10 ounces peas
10 ounces green beans
3/4 cup pasta — (acni de pepe)

In Dutch oven, saute garlic, onion, celery and parsley in oil for 15
minutes. Add paste, bouillon, water, cabbage, carrots, salt, pepper,
and kidney beans, simmer for 2 hours. Add remaining ingredients and
cook another 20 minutes. Serve with parmesan cheese.

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Martha’s Buckeyes (Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls)

Recipe By : Karin Weber
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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12 oz chunky peanut butter
2 sticks margarine
1 1/3 pound powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Mix all ingredients with hands. Roll into balls and chill.

Melt 1/4 stick paraffin in double boiler. Add 1 package chocolate chips
and melt together.

Using a small fork, dip chilled balls into chocolate mixture, leaving
about a di me-sized area uncovered. Let harden on waxed paper.

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COLD CHERRY SOUP- MEGGY LEVES TSPN00B

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Hungarian Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 lb Fresh cherries — pitted*
1 Water
1 Lemon slice — seeded
2 ts Cornstarch
2 tb Sugar
3 tb Sour cream

*2 lb. canned pitted sour cherries may be substituted.
Fresh cherries: Place them in a saucepan and add
approx. 1 1/2 c. cold water or enough to cover
cherries. Add sugar and lemon.

Canned Cherries: Put cherries with liquid from can
into the saucepan. Simmer canned cherries for 5
minutes or until hot. Simmer fresh cherries for 10
minutes or until they have softened; simmer either
with sugar and lemon. Remove from the heat.

Stir together the cornstarch and sour cream; pour the
mixture into the hot cherries. Return saucepan to the
heat and stir until the sour cream is well combined
and the liquid has thickened. Do not let the soup boil
after the sour cream has been added. Cool and chill
the soup. Add additional sugar and lemon juice, if
desired. Serve chilled.

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APPLE-HAZELNUT MUFFINS

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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1/2 c Hazelnuts, grounded in
-blender to a coarse flour
1/2 c All-purpose flour
2 tb Baking powder
1/4 c Sugar
1 Egg
2 tb Unsalted butter, melted and
-cooled
1/2 c Warm milk
1 t Vanilla extract
1 pn Of salt
1/2 c Chopped dried apples

Preheat oven to 350F. Combine hazelnuts, flour, baking
powder and sugar. Add egg, butter, milk, vanilla, salt
and apples. Let stand 10 minutes. Fill 4 cups of a
nonstick muffin pan (or regular muffin pan with paper
liners) with the batter. Bake 8 to 10 minutes, until a
toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

From the cookbook “Apples” by Robert Berkley

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Title: Peachy Pie
Categories: Fruits, Desserts, Pies
Yield: 8 servings

3 c Fresh Peaches: Sliced And
-Mixed With 1/2 Cup Sugar OR
3 c Canned Or Frozen Peaches;
-Drained
2 T Cornstarch
3 oz Cream Cheese; Softened, 1 Pk
1/2 c Sour Cream
2 lg Eggs
1 T Lemon Juice
1/3 c Sugar
1 t Cinnamon
1 Unbaked Pie Crust For
-10-Inch Pie

NOTE: You can use up to 1/2 cup more fresh peaches if needed for this
recipe.

Mix the peach and cornstarch and set aside. Cook the cream cheese
and sour cream until it thickens, stirring constantly. Mix the eggs,
juice and sugar in a mixer bowl. Add the cheese mixture and beat
until cool. Arrange the peaches in the unbaked pie crust. Pour the
filling over the peaches. Sprinkle with the cinnamon. Bake in a
preheated 425 Degree F. oven for 10 minutes and then at 350 Degrees
F. for about 30 to 35 minutes. Cover with a sheet of foil to retard
browning if necessary.

NOTE:

This pie may be made with a double crust. Just follow the directions
the same as for a single pie crust. Cover with a lattice or regular
top crust over the pie filling.

From: Emily Griffith Opportunity School Quoted In The Spotlight Food
Section Of The Rocky Mountain News 07-10-94

Posted by: Rich Harper

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Fish Marinade

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cajun Sauces

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 cups Chablis wine
2 tablespoons Lemon juice
2 teaspoons Salt
2 tablespoons Creole mustard
1/2 teaspoon Ground cayenne pepper

Mix all ingredients together and stir well. Use as a marinade, Then as a
basting sauce when you cook fish.

>From Justin Wilson’s “Outdoor Cooking With Inside Help”

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Title: Rusk Buns
Categories: Bread Osg1966
Servings: 72

3 ea Eggs
2/3 c Sugar
1/2 c Lard
1 pt Milk; sweet
1 pt Water
1 ea Yeast cake
Flour

Mix in morning and let stand about 1 hour until light, then knead into
loaf, let stand again until light. Roll out quite thin and cut with
biscuit cutter. Let rise again until light. Bake in moderate oven 15
to 20 minutes. This makes about 6 dozen buns.

Source: Myrtle B. Moore, Lacarne Grange, Ottawa County, OH
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LA POTEE AUVERGNATE (PRODIGY)

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Soups

Amount Measure Ingredient — Preparation Method
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2 Garlic sausages
6 oz Bacon, in one piece
2 md Onions — thinly sliced
24 Garlic cloves — peeled
1 Calf’s foot, split (opt.)
1 lb Pork stew meat
1/2 c Dry great northern beans
5 c Low-sodium chicken broth
-ÿÿWater
1 sm Sprig rosemary
1 Sprig thyme
4 Bay leaves
Pepper — to taste
2 md Potatoes
1 t Salt — or as desired
12 oz Smoked pork chops
1 sm Head green cabbage
– cut into strips

PRICK THE SAUSAGES, then place in a 2-quart heavy pot
with bacon and onions. Place over medium heat on top
of the stove and cook 10 minutes. Remove the sausages,
and set them aside. Pour off excess fat. Return the
pot to the stove, add garlic, calf’s foot and pork
stew meat, cover and cook another 10 minutes. Add
beans and enough broth to barely cover. Add rosemary,
thyme, bay leaves and pepper. Cover, bring to a boil
and place the pot in the oven. Turn oven to 350F and
cook for 1 hour. Check from time to time and add water
if the beans dry out. Meanwhile, cut the sausages into
1-inch pieces and quarter the potatoes. When the beans
are soft, add salt, smoked pork, sausages, cabbage and
potatoes. Replace the cover and replace the pot in the
oven for another 35 minutes. When it’s time to put
dinner on the table, fish the bay leaves out of the
pot and serve the potee in the dish in which you
cooked it.

MICHAEL ROBERTS – PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK

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