Recipe Country Ham and Quick Buttermilk Biscuits (Pork)

Required Ingredients:

• 1 (12 pound) uncooked country ham
• 2 quarts cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon whole cloves
• Hot biscuits
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• Quick Buttermilk Biscuits
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• Butter or margarine, melted

Preparing/Cooking:

• 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.

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