MARYLAND STUFFED HAM 
15 lb. fully cooked boned ham
1 lg. head cabbage
4 lbs. fresh kale
4 lbs. fresh spinach
4 lg. yellow onions
Paprika, start with 1 tbsp.
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Chop medium fine and mix thoroughly.

Fill large pot with greens and add water halfway in the pot. Steam until a little more than wilted. When greens are done, drain and set aside. Take the ham and make a 2 inch long, 2 to 4 inch deep cut (anywhere on the ham). Then stuff this cut with the greens. Do this all over the ham and stuff as you make each cut. When you're through wrap the ham in cheesecloth or place in a pillow case. Cover with water and cook either on top of the stove at medium heat for one hour or in the oven at 350 degrees for an hour. If all the stuffing is not used, place the remaining stuffing around and on top of the ham before wrapping it in cheesecloth/pillow case.

This particular dish is unique to Southern Maryland, and to my knowledge is not prepared anywhere else.

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Maryland Stuffed Ham
 #18966
 SouthernMarylander says:
I'm not sure where this particular recipe came from but it is NOT a traditional Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham. We do not use a fully cooked boned ham, we use a CORNED HAM. We don't use fresh spinach, and we use a substantial amount of crushed red pepper to the mix, along with a handful of mustatd seed. We would NEVER make the recipe as originally posted.
 #51883
 SouthernMarylander2 (District of Columbia) says:
This is NOT southern maryland stuffed ham. We do not use spinach, and there is no paprika. also a corned ham is used, as stated above.
 #105678
 Willban1 (Connecticut) says:
I absolutely agree with the above. This is NOT Southern Maryland stuffed ham. You MUST use corned ham. Don't let any butcher tell you that a 'pumped' ham is the same. It is NOT. Long Live ST MARYS COUNTY.
 #147448
 Linda C (Texas) says:
Amen to the above comments! NOT SOuthern MD stuffed ham. True SoMD Stuffed Ham has a bite, is very spicy, and does not use spinach. And is corned. Please change this recipe name to "variation" or something.

 

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