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Italian Ham

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Great camp, cabin and RV meat recipe tested by the ultimate outdoorsmen! This recipe was developed for two forest rangers with limited provisions and storage and taken from The Lookout Cookbook, 1938. U.S. Forest Service, Region One.

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound sliced ham
  • 4 small peeled onions
  • 1/2 pint canned tomatoes
  • pepper

Preparation:

Cut ham an inch thick. Put in a covered frying or roasting pan. Slice onions over the ham. Add tomatoes, a generous sprinkling of pepper and 1/2 cup of water. Cover and bake one hour in a moderate oven, remove ham to platter and make a gravy of the tomato juice and drippings, adding a tablespoon of flour with a little water to a cupful of gravy.

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