Last Sunday I made a ham. It was the smallest bone-in, spiral-cut ham I could find, and it was 9.7 pounds. Over the week we’ve had ham sandwiches, ham-snd-Swiss sandwiches, grilled ham-and-Swiss sandwiches, for lunch yesterday I nuked some ham and ate it with a fork, I’ve snacked on chunks of ham, and last night we had ham, Swiss cheese, tomato, and alfalfa sprouts sandwiches. We still have plenty left. Who was it that said ‘Eternity is a ham and two people’?
And I’m still not sick of it! I’m thinking I’ll make some bean soup with ham in it within the next couple of days, and I wouldn’t be surprised if we have ham-and-cheese omelettes for breakfast.
Incidentally, the ham, Swiss cheese, tomato, and sprouts sandwiches were especially good.
There’s this wonderful invention I’ve been hearing about lately. They call it a “freezer.”
Been there, done that with a ham and two people. I rapidly learned to freeze half of it and use it later in stews and soups and omelettes.
I’ve also grown bored with ham. Living on drive-thru as I have for four months, a charming ham I got for $2.50 a month ago because it neared its freshness date has grown elderly and scary. “But there’s all that salt to keep it from reanimating!” No, you might be thinking about salt cod, a stiff and deadly weapon, but this still contains water. It’s even passed its “give some to the dogs” date.
Ham soup is surprisingly good. Basically you remove the ham that’s easy to remove from the bone, then make ham stock with the bone and clinging bits of ham.
Take that stock and combine it with some of the ham you took off earlier, some red potatoes, onions, celery, carrots, etc… (whatever you have, really) and then simmer it for a while.
As a solo with usually at least 1 whole pig in the freezer, I’m well acquainted with the Eternity definition.
Here’s a recipe I think you may like. It’s easy, it’s different, it’s tasty – and it uses up the ham.
12 oz cooked turkey, cut into strips
7 oz thickly sliced cooked ham, cut into strips
¾ cup frozen peas (more or less)
2 TB butter, plus a little extra for greasing the dish
2 TB plain flour
1 cup milk
2 tbsp medium sherry
1 tsp wholegrain mustard
½ cup cheddar, grated
50g chopped mixed nut, such as hazelnuts, almonds, and walnuts (optional)
Mix turkey, ham and peas in an ovenproof casserole dish.
Make a white sauce with the butter, flour and milk.
Add sherry, mustard and half the cheese. Stir till smooth. Top turkey and ham mixture with sauce. Add the remaining cheese and nuts if desired.
Bake at 350F for 25-35 minutes, or until sauce is done. Serve over rice or noodles.
Clicked on this thread just in case it was about amateur radio.
I currently own an ICOM IC-718 which meets all of my needs as an entry-level radio, but I’m considering selling it and buying an IC-7200, which looks to be all-around a better radio.
Alternately, I might go a different route and invest in a Yaesu FT-817ND or Elecraft KX2. Both radios are rather less powerful than either the IC-718 or the IC-7200, but have the advantage of being much more portable, being smaller, lighter, and portable. Some versions of the FT-817 even come with a cute little carrying bag with a shoulder strap (which would probably look kind of silly with a quarter-wavelength 20 meter antenna and counterpoise sticking out of it…)
All that said, the year before last I bought what I think was half of a honey-glazed ham from a little kiosk at the BX, pre-cooked and sold hot. The wife and I made a dinner of it for Thanksgiving along with some mashed potaters and home-made bread, and then I used the rest for lunch meat until some time later.
LOL, well, I want you to know you caused me to Google and I thought I got whooshed!! Then I wondered… did he mean Turkey Carbon Tetrachloride? Or Turkey Titanium Tetrachloride – which is catchier but definitely sounds more hard to eat?
I was just Googling Ham Salad recipes earlier. I’ve been eating leftover ham since the day after Easter.
I also had a bone in spiral sliced half Smithfield ham that I got for free after spending $200 at the grocery over a certain period of time. The kids were coming home from college and we had 5 for a late lunch/early dinner. Tossed a bunch of slices on the grill just to warm up and make look pretty and grilled some pineapple slices. Served with scalloped potatoes. It went over well.
Then the three kids went back to school and it was just me and my wife. Did I mention my wife doesn’t like ham. So it is most of a ham for one person… oh wait… I actually managed to spend $400 so I got two!
Tomorrow will be spent making ham salad, slicing the rest and measuring into single servings and tossing into the freezer.
Well I played “recipe roulette” and found a ham salad recipe from Paula Dean. Figured this is a southern dish so she may have some good ideas. It was very good and fairly easy.
Froze the rest of the first ham so once I’m done with the ham salad I can take a break… until it is time to open the vacuum pack for the second one.
