# Leftover ham **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 25, 2014, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974 "2014-04-25T17:57:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/21 "2014-04-25T20:59:31Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > :eek: > > Well… Ok… :dubious: But I still want the yellow onion, celery, and bell pepper. > > As for the bone… _Someone_ cut it out and gnawed small amount of meat that was left on it. He – I mean this person – almost got something to dig the marrow out, but he – I mean this person – was getting ‘looked at’ for getting the bone and thought better of it. I’ll have you know my Red Beans and Rice has received critical acclaim from some of the most backwoods coonasses you’ll ever meet. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/22 "2014-04-25T21:01:37Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > most backwoods coonasses you’ll ever meet. Heh. I was going to ask you if you consider that term derogatory. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/23 "2014-04-25T21:08:11Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Heh. I was going to ask you if you consider that term derogatory. 😛 Not at all. Of course, I was raised in the city, but my cousins don’t seem to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/24 "2014-04-25T21:15:30Z")
> [@Doyle](#): > > Not at all. Of course, I was raised in the city, but my cousins don’t seem to mind. I’d never use it, unless it was toward a Cajun friend. (And I don’t know any Cajuns.) But not when referring to a third party. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/25 "2014-04-25T21:20:28Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I’d never use it, unless it was toward a Cajun friend. (And I don’t know any Cajuns.) But not when referring to a third party. It’s pretty common down here. Now if you said “THAT COONASS MOTHERFUCKER!” That’s another story. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/26 "2014-04-25T21:26:18Z")
Well, all the options have been posted. Except, cutting up small ham chunks to mix in the dog’s dry kibble. We have a strict rule about not feeding table scraps during our dinner. I can’t stand a begging dog. The dog eats at a different time and we’ll occasionally add something to her kibble, ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/27 "2014-04-25T22:59:39Z")
Split pea soup & ham ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/28 "2014-04-25T23:22:34Z")
Pasta salad ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/29 "2014-04-25T23:32:38Z")
Slicing it and freezing it for a couple weeks is a great option. By then it’s time for ham & eggs and ham sandwiches. ---
**Author:** ![slowlearner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@slowlearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowlearner)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/30 "2014-04-26T00:10:26Z")
Spiral sliced ham is an inferior product. If you’re buying a small smoked ham like that get one unsliced and don’t overheat it, it’ll be a lot moister, better flavor, and end as better leftovers. I’ve actually quit putting them in the oven at all, it’s ten times tastier to slice steaks off the ham and brown them in a little butter, you’ll actually find more of the true ham flavor that way. My leftover ham goes into chef salad and disappears in refrigerator raids. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/31 "2014-04-26T00:21:46Z")
Since I buy my meats from a farmer just over the state border, all the meat I buy is frozen, including hams and ham steaks. Of course they’re freezer-packed, but they last a couple months in my freezer with no harm done. I also came in to second split pea soup, I make it with diced and browned ham steak and sausage. Mmm. (adds ham to next shopping trip list) ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/32 "2014-04-26T01:00:36Z")
“Eternity is a ham and two people.” - Dorothy Parker ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/33 "2014-04-26T01:23:42Z")
Make a pizza and include ham as one of the toppings. ---
**Author:** ![Purd\_Werfect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47c2d/32.png) [@Purd\_Werfect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Purd_Werfect)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/34 "2014-04-26T13:40:35Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > Split pea soup & ham Ideal suggestion. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/35 "2014-04-26T14:10:30Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Make a pizza and include ham as one of the toppings. Ideal suggestion. I have the pizza dough thawing. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/36 "2014-04-26T18:35:13Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Ideal suggestion. > > I have the pizza dough thawing. What ese are you going to put on it? Enquiring Missy’s want to know! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/37 "2014-04-26T18:56:17Z")
If the SO agrees to ham pizza, it will have red sauce, mozzarella cheese, and pineapple chunks. If she doesn’t, then it will be red sauce, mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms, onion, green bell pepper, and no-ham. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/38 "2014-04-26T19:01:08Z")
Ham and banana pepper is my favorite pizza combination ever. Now I want pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/39 "2014-04-27T14:29:55Z")
I made hashbrowns, eggs, and ham for breakfast yesterday. The SO didn’t eat ⅔ of her ham. I guess it wasn’t a hit. She never plans ahead, meal-wise. I still don’t know if I’ll make ham-and pineapple pizza tonight, or pepperoni-and-mushroom. After Sunday’s dinner we had two of those 25 oz. square, flat Glad containers of ham, plus a Tupperware container that’s about 15" long and 6" wide and a couple of inches deep. Between our second ham dinner on Monday, taking ham to work for lunch on Monday and Tuesday, the ham sandwich, yesterday’s breakfast, and taking slices a couple of times during the week, all of the ham is in the large Tupperware container now. **seal Cleaner** : I agree with Dorothy Parker. **jsgoddess** : Get some dough from Trader Joe’s. It’s only $1.29 and you can store it in the freezer. It’s not bad, and for $1.29 it’s worth it if you don’t want to take the time to make your own dough. Just the thing for when you think, ‘Now I want pizza.’ ---
**Author:** ![jerez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jerez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerez)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974/40 "2014-04-27T15:25:03Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > Old-fashioned, but good: > > Ham croquettes. Add a few peas into the mixture. I suggest giving this a try (I’ve never heard of adding peas, though). If you haven’t made them before, learning to do so is very easy. I looked at a few recipes online and, predictably, they’re a bit unnecessarily complicated. Briefly cook flour in butter, add milk, stir to break up lumps until it’s bubbling again and you have a smooth, stiff white sauce. Stir in ham, black pepper, salt and a little nutmeg, let cool, then refrigerate (it makes the sauce even thicker). Form the croquettes using two tablespoons, coat in beaten egg, roll in bread crumbs, fry and drain on paper towels. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-ham/686974.md?page=3)