Country Ham with Raisin Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

1 16-17 pound Broadbent’s uncooked country ham (item # 1617)

1 (23 ½ x19 inch) oven-cooking bag

1 tablespoon all purpose flour

2 (12 ounce) cans cola soft drink

Directions:  Place ham in a large container cover with water, let stand 24 hours. Drain, scrub ham in warm water with a stiff brush, and rinse well. Add flour to oven cooking bag, and shake to coat. Place Ham fat side up in oven bag. Place bag in a 2 inch deep roasting pan. Pour cola over ham; insert a meat thermometer into ham. Making sure it does not touch fat or bone. Close bag with tie: cut 6 (1/2) inch slits in top of bag. Cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 325 degree for 4 hours. Remove foil, and bake 1 more hour or until meat thermometer registers 140 degree. Remove from oven, cool slightly. Slice ham and serve with raisin sauce.

Raisin Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

2-cups raisins

1½-cup water

Pinch salt

2 cups sugar

1-tablespoon cornstarch

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

3 tablespoons fresh orange juice

½ cup chopped pecans

Directions:  Bring raisins, water, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Combine sugar, cornstarch, orange rind and orange juice to raisin mixture. Return to a boil, stirring constantly, 1 minute. Stir in pecans.

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