Hams

The housekeeper's instructor; or, uni... · William Augustus Henderson · 1791
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The housekeeper's instructor; or, universal family cook
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Instructions (3)
  1. In order to know whether a ham is sweet, stick a knife under the bone, and, on smelling at the knife, if the ham is good, it will have a pleasant flavour.
  2. If it is daubed and smeared, and has a disagreeable scent, it is not good.
  3. Those, in general, turn out the best hams, that are short in the hock.
Original Text
Hams. IN order to know whether a ham is sweet, stick a knife under the bone, and, on smelling at the knife, if the ham is good, it will have a pleasant flavour. If it is daubed and smeared, and has a disagreeable scent, it is not good. Those, in general, turn out the best hams, that are short in the hock.
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