Recipe: J. P.'s Ham (fresh picnic ham) - Another Ham Recipe for Natika

J. P.'s Ham

Take a 10-12 lb. fresh picnic ham, wash and pat partly dry. Sprinkle with garlic, salt, sage, thyme and coarse ground black pepper. This ham tastes like it was smoked when cooked in this manner.

Put ham in roaster uncovered. Bake at 300 degrees for only 1 hour; then turn down to 175 degress. Leave ham alone until it is done. Do not score the ham when you season it, but do take off the rind. Never turn heat up higher than the 300 degrees, and never cover the ham. I usually put on ham before going to bed at night, and turn off early the next morning. I have let cook 12 hours or more and this makes a great meat for barbecue with sauce added.