"Fred" > wrote in message
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> I have been selected to cook the 16lb fresh ham for New Year's day.
> HELP!!!!!!!!!Thanks ---Fred in South Carolina, USA

You're sure it is a fresh ham, not cooked or smoked or cured - just a pig's
thigh? Then you can treat it like other pork roasts, and the same sorts of
flavorings go well. I have a recipe for fresh ham that requires marinating
for a week so the details won't help you, but the cooking is to place the
ham fatty side up on a rack in a roasting pan and out in a 300 degree oven
for 5-6 hours. Use a meat thermometer to check for internal temp of 165. If
it starts getting too brown near the end of cooking cover it with foil or
brown paper. Basting or a spice rub will not have much effect on such a big
piece of meat so I think you are better off serving it with a sauce.



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