Entries from January 2007

January 12, 2007

Old-fashioned ham

How long has it been since you tasted a bite of ham and thought, “Roast pork”? That’s what ham is, right?
Modern store hams have put such a premium on moistness - not only brining but pressure-injecting solution into the haunches - that biting into a chunk can be a bit like chewing Play-Doh.
Not this fella on my table last [...]