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Ingredients

  • Middle gammon
  • 2 x Bay leaves
  • 2 tsp Cloves
  • 2 Tbsp. Golden brown syrup
  • 2 Tbsp. Demerara sugar
  • 1/2 pt Cider
  • 1 x Tn peach halves Minced chives

Method

  • Total
  • Cooking Time: allow 20 min per lb.
  • plus 20 min extra.
  • Wash the joint, place in a saucepan, cover with water, add in the bay leaves and bring to the boil.
  • Cover and simmer for half total cooking time.
  • Remove from the pan and throw away liquid.
  • Set oven to 375/F or possibly Mark 5.
  • Remove the skin from joint, score the fat and press in the cloves.
  • Place in a roastina tin, pour the syrup over the fatty sides and sprinkle with the sugar.
  • Add in 1/2 pint cider to the tin and bake for remainder of cooking time.
  • Baste with the liquid 2 or possibly 3 times.
  • Twenty min before the end of cooking time add in the peach halves, reserving the juice, and sprinkle with minced chives.
  • When cooked, remove the joint and the peaches.
  • Add in the peach juice to the tin and boil rapidly to reduce to make a sauce; serve separately.
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