Tangled Branches: Satiated
riveting tales of how we sustain ourselves
Saturday, April 23, 2005
Hamblog 1
(began writing this on March 28, and am just now posting)
I was lured by A Cook's Wares into buying a ham for Easter from David Rosengarten. It was pricey, and honestly, his writing sets off all my scam detectors, but DH was sitting across the table from me when I was reading the sales pitch, and said "Order it!" And I needed something for Easter dinner, so I did.
The meat itself was wonderful and everything promised - very juicy and fork-tender - but the seasoning on it was just weird. My first impression was that it was some kind of barbecue dry spice rub; my next impression was that it was Lawry's Seasoned Salt; my third and final impression was that it made the meat taste like hot dogs. So, although I may seek out a Berkshire (aka Kurobuta) ham again, I won't get it from the same source.
I threw away the ham bone (gasp! - I never do that), but there was plenty of meat to store in the freezer. Now we're into the leftovers. So far I've made a macaroni & cheese casserole from Crazy for Casseroles (it was too bland but we have liked other recipes in the book); tamale hash (no recipe - just hash-slinging); ham and cheese sandwiches; and various frittatas. In fact we just had another frittata yesterday for lunch. Let's see just how long eternity is.
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