Recipe

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• 1 (14- to 15-lb) country ham
• 1 cup red wine vinegar
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
• 2 tbsp yellow cornmeal
• 2 tbsp dry mustard
• commercial beaten biscuits

• 1 Scrub ham thoroughly with a stiff brush. Place ham in a very large container; cover with water. Add vinegar and 1 cup brown sugar. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and cook 3 hours and 20 minutes.
• 2 Allow ham to cool in cooking liquid. Remove ham from liquid; remove skin. Place ham, fat side up, on a cutting board; score fat in a diamond design.
• 3 Place ham in a shallow roasting pan. Combine dark brown sugar, cornmeal, and mustard; pat over surface of ham, coating well. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until glaze is melted. Cover and chill in refrigerator overnight. Cut into paper thin slices. Serve with beaten biscuits.
• 4 Note: Leftover ham may be refrigerated for later use.