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oh, this is probably a dumb question...but boiled ham is ok, so I am assuming

that there are hams sold that are cured without sugar, just as bacon right? My

mother in law, bought one, but listed sugar in the additives...so I do believe

it's a no no for me.

thanks

sandy

scd 2 weeks.

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[Guest guest]

Hi, Sandy,

The ham with sugar is illegal. Prosciutto is a type of ham that

often has no sugar. Also, there is something called a salt-cured

ham, also known as a country ham, which is often cured without

sugar.

Here is something I posted last month. It may be way more than you

want to know, but just in case:

If you google " salt-cured ham " or " country ham " you can find a lot of

places to order from. If you live in the southeastern U.S. you might

even find them locally. It is a big production, taking several days,

to cook a country ham. This is because you need to soak it, changing

the water a few times, to make it less salty and even then it is

still really salty.

Here's a wikipedia article:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_ham

I found a link where you can buy pre-cooked country ham (a blessing)

but their site is vague on ingredients. They sell " field ham " and

seem to think that's all we need to know. I would call them and make

sure that there is no sugar or illegals used.

The link is www.smithfieldhams.com

If you want to do the cooking of the ham yourself, there are lots of

other sites that sell country ham (there's a variety with sugar, so be

careful) and some of these sites walk you through the whole process of

soaking, cooking, etc.

I've made these twice. really didn't enjoy it enough to make it

worth doing it again.

mom to -12

SCD 4/23/04