Stuffed Ham

Ingredients

• Ham
• Stuffing
• Sugar

Directions

1. Soak the ham in water for two days and nights.
2. Beginning at the back, cut down to the bone with a sharp knife until it is entirely loosened.
3. Pull the bone out.
4. Fill the cavity with the stuffing.
5. Sew the ham shut with a coarse needle and strong thread. 
6. Take a one yard wide strip of cotton and bind it around the gam to preserve its shape.
7. Slowly boil it for 3 to 4 hours.
8. Cool the ham with the bondage still intact.
9. Cover with sugar and bake.
10. Decorate to taste.

Source — Creole Cookery Book

Prepared by Avery Miller

Louisiana Anthology

August 8, 2019