Country Ham

Kite's Recipe for baking Grandpaps, Jim's or Blue Ridge Hams
According to Jim Kite, There's no need to soak Kite's Ham. You may need to scrub it just a bit. Place ham in a covered roaster and add 10 cups of water. Set the oven at 170 degrees. This will require a thermometer; the oven thermostat will not be adequate. Leave the ham in overnight, or 45-60 minutes to the pound. Do not open the oven door during this time. When the cooking time has expired, remove the ham. When it is cool, drain off the liquid and trim the ham." Store it in the refrigerator. The ham should be sliced thin and eaten as a delicacy.
I have been baking country hams for year, some Kite hams, some Smithfield and others using the recipe at www.inthekitchenonline.com in Cookbook/Entertaining/Country Ham. For Thanksgiving (2001) I cooked a Kite's "Grandpaps" that was a year old by Jim Kite's recipe and it turned out beautifully. Which ever recipe you use, you can readily see there is no mystique about cooking country ham. It just takes a little time that is worth it.