Baked Country Ham

• One 2 to 3-pound country ham
• 1 to 1 1/2 quarts liquid (see note)
• Brown sugar as needed

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

To cook a country ham, put it in a roasting pan, fat-side down, and add chosen liquid mixture. Cover the pan completely with aluminum foil, crimping it around the edges to seal the ham airtight. Bake in oven allowing 20 to 25 minutes a pound. At the end of the cooking time, take off the foil, remove any skin, and brush the fat with sieved brown sugar (you can also use a mixture of equal quantities of brown sugar and bread crumbs), then put in a 450ºF to 500ºF oven for 10 minutes to glaze.