Cooking A Gammon Joint in the Slow Cooker

I have just got a lovely smoked gammon joint as a 'whoopsie' from the supermarket at the bargain price of one whole pound!!!:j The price on the pack was £7.19 so a real bargain.

I am having a little experiment and have put it in the slow cooker with two squeezed out lemons (minus the skins), half a large spanish onion, the end of a carrot left over from a salad, one sliced mushroom and some italian herbs and a splash of water. I think I will add a spoonful of honey drizzled over it to add some sweetness and then serve it with new potatoes dug out of my dads garden earlier today. I will drizzle those with extra virgin olive oil and sprinkle with salt and black pepper when done. I am also soaking some dried peas, so may serve some of those with it as well. I have some whoopsied garlic bread (20p) so all in all it should be a cheap but delicious meal.

The peas (whats left) will be made into a substantial soup with bits of gammon left over from the joint and all the crumbs of meat from the carving tray. I'll add bits of chopped potato and carrot and some herbs from my little pot outside the door and bung it back in the slow cooker. I'll serve that with some more of my whoopsie garlic bread and may sprinkle that with a little grated cheese to make the meal more substantial.

I've also got strawberries from my pots outside for pud and have around two pounds of victoria plums from my tree waiting to be made into something delicious.

I hope it all turns out well, but its hard to go wrong with the slow cooker really.:T

I have had a search and found some info but still have some questions I hope someone can help with. Never cooked gammon before but thought we'd try it so buying a 750g gammon joint in the tesco 3 for £10 deal. So far I know it should be washed first, but do I need to soak it or will a rinse under the tap do? Should I cut the fatty bit off or leave it on? How much liquid should I use and what is recommended? I've read on other posts that cola can be added but want to avoid this because I'm cooking for children too. How long should it take in the sc and low or high temp? And lastly, how will I know when it's cooked? Thanks in advance.

Silmilar to above post sorry
gammon in cider (suppose you could use apple juice/water)
1kg gammon, 1 onion halved, 1 celery stick chopped, 1 carrot sliced, 13/4pints of liquid, season to taste
Bung it in on low for 8 hours

Gammon in the slow cooker will also have lots of suggestions input and ideas.

I would keep it simple, throw in with a mug of water and cook on low for about 6 hours

I'll merge this later - good luck:) It's really not complicated, so don't worry x

Zip

I did and it worked fine

Not sure I like the coke style taste though as it was my first time, I know Nigella etc rave over it but for me it is "Emperor's clothes". Hope yours turns out OK