Ham Leftovers and Bulk Cooking Ideas.

We had a Ham Shoulder over the Holidays. It was pre-smoked and an easy enough Easter Meal for
me to make. Smoked Ham has a ton of flavour and it is also a an excellent item to make multiple meals out of. We have already had one dinner, a couple of nibbles and a breakfast using the Smoked Shoulder. I am now in the process of breaking it down to further utilize it in Home Cooked meals for the future.

HAM BISCUITS

Since there are only the two of us, we bought a small Shoulder at my husbands request, however, if your frugal, even a small shoulder just keeps on giving. My posts and recipes run between the most frugal way to make the most of your kitchen ingredients to making wise  food choices in between those decadent meals we all love so much. I will be doing a little of both over the next two weeks. After a Holiday, I still want to save both a few pennies and watch our consumption after we have eaten so lavishly.

Smoked Ham usually has a high salt content, we have been using smoking and salt as a preservative for several hundred years. It's how we managed to get to such a large population. Being aware that heavily preserved meat and foods contain as much salt as they do is beneficial. Not just for your health but for your spicing as well. You needn't add additional salt to the extra meals you are making when using them.




My next few posts - Ham ideas.

I am currently making Ham Stock with the Shoulder, removing the excess fat and taking off the connective tissue from the portions I pulled from the bone. The bones gets covered with water, as well as the excess trimmings, and I am bring it all up to a boil.

If you would like to check in with my Blog over the next few days, I will have completed recipes and hopefully a few new ideas for you to add to your list of Meals. For now I will leave you with a few links to items I have made in the past.

2015 Ham Recipes

Farmer Market Pies

Baked Ham Macaroni and Cheese

Three Grilled Cheese and Ham Sandwich

Please Enjoy!!

2016 Ham Ideas

Baked Beans and Ham, and Stock

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