Smokehouse Ham Recipe - Barbecuebible.com

Ingredients

• 1 fresh shoulder ham (aka picnic ham; 9 to 10 pounds)
• 1 pound (3¼ cups) coarse salt (sea or kosher)
• 8 ounces (1 cup) packed dark brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon pink curing salt (Prague Powder No. 1 or Insta Cure No. 1)
• 2 tablespoons pickling spice
• 3 quarts hot water
• 2 quarts ice water
• 10 whole cloves
• 5 juniper berries, smashed with the side of a chef’s knife or cleaver
• 4 bay leaves
• 4 strips orange zest (½ inch by 2 inches)
• 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and lightly crushed with the side of a cleaver