To Boil a Ham

Instructions

1. Soak the ham in a large quantity of water for 24 hours, then trim and scrape it very clean.
2. Put it into a large stewpan, with more than sufficient water to cover it.
3. Put in the mace, cloves, thyme and bay leaves.
4. Boil 4 or 5 hours, according to the weight.
5. When it is done, let it become cold in the liquid in which it was boiled.
6. Then remove the rind carefully, without injuring the fat.
7. Press a cloth over it, so as to absorb as much of the grease as possible.
8. Set in the oven for nearly an hour until much of the fat dries out.
9. Shake some bread raspings over the fat.
10. Serve cold, garnished with parsley.