Baked Ham Slice
The Fireside Cook Book Copyright 1949
Ham slice
1 ½ teaspoons dry mustard
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 cup liquid (milk, broth, pineapple juice, cider or wine) I used 6 oz of pineapple juice
Select a cut 1 to 2 inches thick, cut from the center of the ham. Make a paste of mustard, brown sugar and just enough water to blend. Spread this over the ham slice, place in a lightly oiled baking pan, pour over 1 cup of liquid, and bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) until ham is just tender.
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This is the 60th anniversary edition of this James Beard cookbook so the book itself is not old but the content is. I checked it out of the library and it didn't excite me as much as I thought it would but I really haven't studied it that much yet. The illustrations are wonderful but I feel like this is something I've seen before since I own other cookbooks from the same era that have the same look and feel.
This was a simple recipe and nothing new but it worked well. Although my son who used to eat ham and pass up homemade macaroni and cheese decided to eat 2 servings of the macaroni and cheese I whipped up to serve with this and he wasn't at all interested in the ham. I'll never figure him out. He's not picky in the sense that he absolutely won't eat some foods but you just never know what he'll eat and what he won't.
I've been cooking a lot over the past few days. Let's hope I have time to post about what I've been making. The baby has started to crawl and I forgot what a treat that was. If there's something he shouldn't be touching, he's right there trying to touch it!
Question of the Day: Do you cook for any picky eaters?
6 comments:
My husband is a really picky eater...luckily I know what he will and won't eat (for the most part ; ) so I can work around that. It just stinks 'cause there are so many foods I love that he hates...
Well, my husband will eat anything (thank goodness for low standards LOL) but my kids seem to have the same as your son... what they love one day they won't touch the next. Keeps life interesting I guess...
Not really. Of course, there are some things they're not fond of, but it doesn't present a problem. What DH really doesn't like (very few), I have when he's out of town.
Jan
No, no picky eaters here.
My kids were never picky til my son hit his teens. Isn't that weird? Now he doesn't like things too mixed up (like casseroles) and suddenly doesn't like seafood or chicken. I've just been proceding as normal, making things that sound good to me, and, if he complains, I just remind him where the peanut butter and jelly are. (I'm REALLY hoping this will be a short phase!)
I do cook for a few picky eater. I is definately a challenge! I think I'm pretty easy to cook for, so I do get a little frustrated sometimes.
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