Being an equal opportunity meat enthusiast, I can also enjoy ham as the centerpiece of any meal. Until I ate Sunday lunch at my future mother-in-law’s house, I had never had a real, bone in home cooked ham. All the ham I had ever eaten had been canned. Suddenly, I was transported into an alternate reality of delicious, juicy ham and there were even crunchy brown bits of skin that she let me nibble. Ham has never been the same and that’s a beautiful thing.
Peach
canned ham = unground spam
Ditto. First time I had a home cooked turkey and none in ham was at in-laws. Changed my life and way of cooking. When the parents got old I took over thanksgiving. 20 with merged families.I have a big dining room. Sadly so many passed away including mom who died near thanksgiving. Holidays not same.