THE WISDOM OF THE MASSIVE HAM
by Anita Sands Hernandez

actual VIRGINIA HAM, costs way over 100
                      bucks, but you can get a 5$ ham at KROGERS store
                      ...
A genuine Virginia ham, ten times as costly, must be soaked
in bath tub for days. but along with a GOOSE try once a century.

Around St Paddies Day and Easter, hams come down to 88c an lb. (2019.) big ones, too. Don't even ask the butcher to cut them up, ham splitting is soooo easy. they  cut like warm butter. Well, maybe because that's basically what they are! My 2019 Farmer John ham, bought at KROGERS' "RALPHS" store (999 in USA) this Easter went for 9$, got cut into 14 hefty fillets and one big bone. I froze them (all except one,) and began my favorite spring time meals of greens with ham, eggs with ham, ham sandwich, ham in soups, ham in re-fried beans. How ham am I? I YAM I YAM! A TOTAL HAM! Any party my kids' job (Paris Photo Labs) gave, I grabbed the leftover ham at midnight and took off like a pound dog who found a hole in the fence.

From the SOUTHERN FOOD RECIPES collection: "Early settlers first started curing pork through the winters in the 1600s, making the prized ham a tradition on the Easter table. In Mrs. Hill's New Cookbook, written in the 1800s, Annabella Hill gives detailed instructions for boiling a ham, beginning with a note on how frequently hams are not cooked properly.

"Today, most hams are fully cooked, (NOT THE AUTHENTIC VIRGINIA HAM ABOVE WHICH COSTS over 100 bucks,) so preparation of a KROGERS 9$ ham is much easier. Basically, follow the package directions and heat to an internal temperature of 140 degrees. Brush glaze on during the last 30 minutes.

"If you're cooking a large ham, you'll probably have leftovers. You may freeze leftover ham for up to 6 months, but for best quality, the Natl Food Safety Dept  recommends 2 months. (Don't worry, my 15 pckgs are gone in one month flat!  Freeze whole cuts or meal-sized packages of diced ham for casseroles, or larger pieces for flavoring beans, soups, or stews. Here are a few quick ideas for using leftover ham:

# Scrambled eggs, fritattas, quiche and omelets.
# Add to your favorite macaroni and cheese casserole.
# Split pea or vegie soup
# refried beans on flame-heated yellow corn tortillas
# crepes, typically in cream sauce with mint & peas, springtime theme
# pochero soup  with cabbage, potato, (chorizo can substitute rest of year)

One caveat. I don't like salt or chemicals, so I simmer the cut up chunk I'm using on any given day, then drain, then put into the recipe.  ON DAYS I AM ORGANIZED,  I simmer 15 chunks all at once, freeze 12, use the other three that day. Later, I thaw 3 chunks for the day's HAM RECIPE.  All to get chem/salt OFF meat.

MORE RECIPES at http://southernfood.about.com/cs/hamrecipes/a/hamrecipes.htm


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