Baked Ham Slices Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-2 (1-pound) ham slices (1-inch thick)
-8 whole cloves
-1 cup honey
-2 teaspoons allspice
-1 teaspoon pepper
Steps:
1-Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2-Cut slashes in the fat that surrounds the ham slices. Place cloves in the fat around the ham.
3-Place ham slices side by side in a roasting pan.
4-Mix honey, allspice, and pepper and pour over the ham slices.
5-Bake ham uncovered for 45 minutes or until meat is very tender when pierced with a fork.
Baste frequently with sauce in the pan. Do not eat the cloves.
Serve the pan sauces as an au jus sauce with the ham.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author of Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
