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Country Ham and Quick Buttermilk Biscuits recipe

35 servings

Ingredients:

1 (12 pound) uncooked country ham

2 quarts cider vinegar

1 tablespoon whole cloves

Hot biscuits

Quick Buttermilk Biscuits

1/2 cup butter or margarine

2 cups self-rising flour

3/4 cup buttermilk

Butter or margarine, melted

Instructions:

PLACE ham in a large container.

Add water to cover, and soak 24 hours.

Drain.

Scrub ham 3 to 4 times in cold water with a stiff brush, and rinse well.

PLACE ham, fat side up, in a large roasting pan.

Pour vinegar over ham; sprinkle with cloves.

Cover with lid or aluminum foil.

BAKE at 325 degrees for 4 hours or until meat thermometer registers 140 degrees.

Remove from oven, and cool slightly.

Slice ham, and serve with hot biscuits.

QUICK BUTTERMILK BISCUITS: CUT 1/2 cup butter into flour with a pastry blender until crumbly; add buttermilk, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened.

TURN dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 or 4 times.

ROLL dough to 3/4-inch thickness; cut with a 2 1/2-inch round cutter, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.

BAKE at 425 degrees for 13 to 15 minutes.

Brush biscuits with melted butter.