Real Country Ham

Don't mention the USDA Grading, inspections, and Grading. Maybe as they pass through, they won't notice it, Leaving more for the natives. But, if you know where to look, you can still find some without all the official stuff, straight out of the barn.

Everybody eating City Hams will also die.

Johno02 wrote:
For all of those living outside the true south, remember that country hams are usually hung in a dirty, greasy, burlap bag out in the uncooled barn. They are usually covered in crusty mold, and have been known to attract hoards of flies. Depending on how they are cured, it may contain great quantities of sodium, which is not good for you. Many true southerners have died after eating Country ham and biscuits to survive. The qrits they cosumed may also have contributed to their eventual demise. Many died many years later, but their systems were forever tainted with the taste of the ham. For those just traveling through, Tennessee and Kentucky hams should be avoided at all cost.

:S

Yes, that might be true deep down in the backwoods with banjo's playing! :B

But hams made for and bought 'from a store' produced under guidelines with a USDA grading I think is a pretty safe bet. :W

For all of those living outside the true south, remember that country hams are usually hung in a dirty, greasy, burlap bag out in the uncooled barn. They are usually covered in crusty mold, and have been known to attract hoards of flies. Depending on how they are cured, it may contain great quantities of sodium, which is not good for you. Many true southerners have died after eating Country ham and biscuits to survive. The qrits they cosumed may also have contributed to their eventual demise. Many died many years later, but their systems were forever tainted with the taste of the ham. For those just traveling through, Tennessee and Kentucky hams should be avoided at all cost.

I'm forever grateful my widowed Papa chose my Nana for his 2nd wife. Said with complete respect for my biological grandmother who died long before my generation's arrival.
Nana, brought into our family a new cuisine and learned Papa's as well.
Once a year she'd travel down to Virginia and bring back wonders from her home: Red Band flour, preserves, chutnies, vegetable relishes and a dessicated and slightly moldy ountry ham. Watching her trim and carve the meat was an art form in itself. And the bisquits and soft scrambled eggs sprinkled with green onions she made to go with the ham just tasted divine with just a touch of stone fruit preserves on the side:).

What's the sodium content of real country ham?

Mmwtdh wrote:
I'm with ya'...

I don't eat it often, but I love Burgers' Country Ham from Central Missouri.

All Burger's products are good.

Best part of my RV travels was finding out what REAL ham tastes like when I was in Kentucky.

My spouse is originally from Kentucky and just loves country ham. You can buy it online. If you're ever in Arizona, they have it at Waffle House and Cracker Barrel.

Well Dern!!! Another redneck secret got out! Won't ya"ll city folks ever learn to keep your mouths shut?? Now the price will go up, and there will be a pig shortage. Just don't let them find out about all them aged hams hanging out in the smokehouse.