Ham Loaf (A Western PA thing)
My Mom would make a Ham loaf with a very tasty sauce when I was a youngster.. So, the taste and smell brings up a lot of childhood memories.. Our local food store often would mix a batch and we wou...
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Big Katuna wrote:
You should be able to find it around Lancaster County in one of the butcher shops or small groceries.
It’s easily found in Holmes County, Ohio Amish country.
My folks made it.Basically like egg salad or chicken salad only chopped ham.
That IS quite a haul from where I live near Pittsburgh..
Much more cost effective to make my own "mix".. And from our first attempt, I would have to say we pretty much nailed the flavor..
Granted, 1/2 ham and a pork butt makes a lot of mix but we vacuum packed and froze the extra uncooked ham/pork mix we didn't use.
The only other place that I am aware of close to me is a very small "butcher shop" an hr away from me.. They are not open on weekends and are only open to 4 on week days and you have to call ahead to have them make it..
Most local grocery stores around here just kind of give that deer in the headlight look when you ask for Ham loaf.. I was lucky to have a small grocery chain that knew exactly what ham loaf is.. Sadly, no more..
Do appreciate the suggestion :)
