How to Boil a Ham to Give It an Excellent Flavour

Ingredients

• Vinegar and water
• 2 head celery
• 2 turnips
• 3 onions
• a large bunch of savoury herbs

Instructions

1. Prepare the ham as in the preceding recipe, and let it soak for a few hours in vinegar and water.
2. Put it on in cold water, and when it boils, add the vegetables and herbs.
3. Simmer very gently until tender, take it out, strip off the skin, cover with bread-raspings, and put a paper ruche or frill round the knuckle.