1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk...1/2 cup butter...2 tablespoons light corn syrup...2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed...1 teaspoon vanilla extract...2 cups pecans
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine milk, butter, corn syrup, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a boil. Clip on a candy thermometer. Cook to the soft-ball stage, 234 degrees F. Pour, without scraping, into a baking pan. Cool to lukewarm.
Add vanilla extract. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens. Add nuts and continue stirring until candy loses its gloss. Scrape out onto plastic wrap. Pat into a loaf shape (about 9 x 5-inches). Slice and serve, or wrap in plastic and store in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Soak ham in water to cover several hours or overnight, depending on how strong the salt and flavor is.
Place ham in large pan; mix sherry, bay leaves and cloves and pour over ham. Cover and bake at 275 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, turning periodically. Cool overnight in mixture.
Skin. Make a paste of remaining ingredients (approximately 1 part vinegar, 2 parts sugar, 1 part mustard and 3 parts bread crumbs) and spread over ham. Dot with additional cloves. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes to brown. Slice thinly and serve with Dressing Patties. Serves 25.
Dressing Patties...1 1/2 cups hand-crumbled white bread...1 teaspoon dry mustard...2 tablespoons ham fat, melted...1 teaspoon salt...1/2 cup milk...
Soak ham in water to cover several hours or overnight, depending on how strong the salt and flavor is.
Place ham in large pan; mix sherry, bay leaves and cloves and pour over ham. Cover and bake at 275 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, turning periodically. Cool overnight in mixture.
Skin. Make a paste of remaining ingredients (approximately 1 part vinegar, 2 parts sugar, 1 part mustard and 3 parts bread crumbs) and spread over ham. Dot with additional cloves. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes to brown. Slice thinly and serve with Dressing Patties. Serves 25.
Dressing Patties...1 1/2 cups hand-crumbled white bread...1 teaspoon dry mustard...2 tablespoons ham fat, melted...1 teaspoon salt...1/2 cup milk...
Virginia Strawberry Mold
1 pound butter (at room temperature)...2 1/2 cups granulated sugar...1 quart strawberries, hulled and quartered...1 cup chopped pecans...3 egg whites, beaten until stiff...
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Virginia Pound Cake
1/2 cup shortening...3 cups granulated sugar...5 eggs...3 cups cake flour...1 cup milk...1 teaspoon vanilla extract...1 teaspoon almond extract...
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Virginia Fudge
1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk...1/2 cup butter...2 tablespoons light corn syrup...2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed...1 teaspoon vanilla extract...2 cups pecans
Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
In a heavy 4-quart saucepan, combine milk, butter, corn syrup, granulated sugar and brown sugar. Place over medium heat and stir occasionally with a wooden spoon until mixture comes to a boil. Clip on a candy thermometer. Cook to the soft-ball stage, 234 degrees F. Pour, without scraping, into a baking pan. Cool to lukewarm.
Add vanilla extract. Stir with a wooden spoon until mixture thickens. Add nuts and continue stirring until candy loses its gloss. Scrape out onto plastic wrap. Pat into a loaf shape (about 9 x 5-inches). Slice and serve, or wrap in plastic and store in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Yields about 50 slices or 75 pieces.
Variation...
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Virginia Ham with Dressing Patties
Brown sugar...Bread crumbs
Soak ham in water to cover several hours or overnight, depending on how strong the salt and flavor is.
Place ham in large pan; mix sherry, bay leaves and cloves and pour over ham. Cover and bake at 275 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, turning periodically. Cool overnight in mixture.
Skin. Make a paste of remaining ingredients (approximately 1 part vinegar, 2 parts sugar, 1 part mustard and 3 parts bread crumbs) and spread over ham. Dot with additional cloves. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes to brown. Slice thinly and serve with Dressing Patties. Serves 25.
Dressing Patties...1 1/2 cups hand-crumbled white bread...1 teaspoon dry mustard...2 tablespoons ham fat, melted...1 teaspoon salt...1/2 cup milk...
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Virginia Ham with Dressing Patties
Brown sugar...Bread crumbs
Soak ham in water to cover several hours or overnight, depending on how strong the salt and flavor is.
Place ham in large pan; mix sherry, bay leaves and cloves and pour over ham. Cover and bake at 275 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes per pound, turning periodically. Cool overnight in mixture.
Skin. Make a paste of remaining ingredients (approximately 1 part vinegar, 2 parts sugar, 1 part mustard and 3 parts bread crumbs) and spread over ham. Dot with additional cloves. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees F for about 30 minutes to brown. Slice thinly and serve with Dressing Patties. Serves 25.
Dressing Patties...1 1/2 cups hand-crumbled white bread...1 teaspoon dry mustard...2 tablespoons ham fat, melted...1 teaspoon salt...1/2 cup milk...
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