# Help With Ham

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 25, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962 "2009-01-25T22:09:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![pbbth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f9ae1b/32.png) [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962/1 "2009-01-25T22:09:22Z")

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There was a sale at the grocery store last week so I got a 9 lb ham. Mmm, ham. Now, after a couple hours in the oven and some strategic slicing, I have ham cubes, ham slices, ham steaks, shredded ham, and other assorted ham bits.

Now I need recipes! What should I do with all of this delicious, delicious ham?

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**Author:** ![DanBlather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962/2 "2009-01-25T22:20:36Z")

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Make split pea soup with the bone. You can also grind up ham, onion, and celery and add some mayo to make a ham spread for sandwhiches.

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962/3 "2009-01-26T02:15:55Z")

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Scalloped potatoes with ham, ham on homemade pizza, fried rice with ham, minestrone, add it to homefries, put it on salad, make scrambled eggs and strata. Grilled ham and cheese.

I would suggest stashing most of it in the freezer and eating it interspersed with other things. You could get awfully tired of it if you tried to eat the whole thing in one go.

Really, really tired.

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**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962/4 "2009-01-26T02:55:30Z")

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Grilled Ham and Cheese Tacos. Melty cheese (Montery Jack Jalapeno), grilled poblano strips, grilled ham strips/batons, in a double (two) lightly fried corn tortilla. Use Avocado and Spicy Green Salsa.

Ham in a Roux… maybe some hame based sauces. Ham is an almost immediate and encompassant sauce fortification. Grind some with your beef hamburger… make Real HAMburgers.

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**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-ham/482962/5 "2009-01-26T02:57:06Z")

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Reminds me of the old Virginia saying:  
forever is two people and a ham

(of course they were speaking of a full 20lb leg, but the principle holds.)

I like to steam some broccoli and cauliflower, add cubed ham and some cheese sauce. Stir up, devour.