Country Ham Carbonara - Down Home Cooking Recipes

Ingredients

• Salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 small sweet onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, grated
• 1 pound spaghetti
• 8 to 10 ounces country ham, cut into small dice, recipe follows (see Cook’s Note)
• 2 cups freshly grated Parmesan
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 4 large eggs
• Freshly ground black pepper
• One 18- to 20-pound smoked ham, water added, ham hock removed
• One 16-ounce box light brown sugar
• 1 cup (one 8-ounce jar) clover honey