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Limerick Ham 

           

            One    6-8 pound oven-ready ham (not a salted country ham)

            1⁄4       cup juniper berries (if dried soak until soft)

            1 1⁄2    cups French style mustard

(country style coarse if possible)

            1          cup gin (should cover the

bottom 1 inch of the meat)

            1          cup brown sugar

 

Score the ham to a depth of 1/2 inch on all sides. Rub juniper berries into the cuts all over. Marinate ham in gin in plastic bag or container (1-2 days). Mix the gin with the brown sugar and mustard, thinning with a bit of water to make a ‘wash.’ Cover ham with the mixture. Place in a roasting pan and cover with tinfoil, pierced in several places. Bake 20-30 minutes per pound in a 325° F oven. Remove foil and continue baking another 20-30 minutes until skin is slightly crisp. From time to time, baste with liquid from bottom of pan. Do not allow the ham to become dried out. Remove from oven and cool for 20 minutes at room temperature. Slice and pour pan juices over the sliced meat. Serves 10-12 people.

 

Oaten Farls

 

            2 3⁄4    cups mashed potatoes

            1          cup flour

            1⁄2       teaspoon salt

            1          teaspoon baking power

            1          tablespoon butter

            1          cup oat flakes

                        Bacon fat for frying

                        Extra oat flakes

 

Mix dry ingredients and cut in butter until mixture is grainy. Quickly mix in mashed potatoes (can be warm). Divide in two parts, knead 1/2 cup of oat flakes into each, and roll into two balls. Sprinkle extra oat flakes on a pastry cloth, place one ball of dough at a time on the pastry cloth and roll each one into a circle 1/4 inch thick. Divide each into farls or quarters. Heat griddle to smoking hot, grease with bacon fat, grill farls 2-3 minutes on each side until golden. As oats will brown darker than the farls, make sure they do not burn. Makes 8 farls. Serve with butter and a selection of Irish cheeses.

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