Baked Country Ham

Serves 3 to 5 dozen

Prepare this ham the night before serving.

You will need 1 sixteen-pound country -cured ham (Baltyk Ham or Black Forest Ham)

Soak ham for about 6 hours in a large pot with water to lose some of the saltiness. Change the water two times if possible, than rise well.

Wrap ham in aluminum foil and place on baking sheet. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees and place the wrapped ham in a large roasting pan filled with 1 inch of water. Bake for 45 minutes, then turn off the oven and leave the ham in the closed oven overnight.

Next remove ham from the oven and remove the aluminum foil. Serve the ham warm or at room temperature and cut with a ham-slicing knife into very thin slivers.

Enjoy!

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