Need to buy fresh (or frozen) uncooked, uncured ham. Yeah, this is about Christmas food.

[FrustratedUser]

As the title says!

I need to find fresh ham. About 8-10 lbs will do.
This town doesn't have a nice butcher shop and the normal grocery stores all have pre-cooked ham.

 

[mercanucaribe]

If it's uncured, how is it ham?

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
If it's uncured, how is it ham?

OK dude, I think you know what I mean. I'm looking for the cut of meat that ham is usually made from.... where the rear legs end and turn into the pigs ass. Is that specific enough smarty pants?

 

[FoBoT]

you need to go to a butcher shop or a farm

http://www.eatwild.com/products/virginia.html

are any of these places near you? maybe they could tell you where a place is near you

 

[FrustratedUser]

Thanks for the link! Got a few leads from it. I don't mind driving an hour to get my stuff.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
If it's uncured, how is it ham?

A fresh ham is neither cooked nor cured.

FU, I think you're going to have a hard time finding a fresh ham on the internet or mail order. I'd suggest finding the nearest town with a good butcher (or pig farm -- follow the smell ).

 

[FrustratedUser]

I've got a few leads so far. I'm very specific about my ham for Christmas.

 

[BoomerD]

Uncooked, uncured ham should be sold as pork leg. You'll want the "upper " portion, or the butt....

 

[FoBoT]

pork butt!!

or just get a whole pig and cut off what you want and freeze the rest

 

[BooGiMaN]

what are you going to do with it...arent you actually just looking for pork butt?

 

[FrustratedUser]

I'm going to cure it in water+salt and a little bit of sugar for about a week and then cook it in the owen.

 

[ScottyB]

Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

 

[FoBoT]

i liked the good eats episode when AB cured his own ham in Dr. Pepper
Ham I Am

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

 

[spidey07]

Fresh Hams are hard to find.

If you're smoking just use a partially cooked one.

-edit-
And you do want the "butt" end of the ham. This is the upper leg including the hip ball socket. 8-10 pounds isn't a whole ham, but a half ham. Halfs are sold as butt and shank end.

Also don't confuse with a "pork butt" as that is actually the front shoulder.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

are they alternator shaped?

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

are they alternator shaped?

I lol'd.

 

[everman]

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

are they alternator shaped?

I lol'd.

I was also thinking about alternator sized, but that may only work for bulk beef.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

are they alternator shaped?

LOL WTF Mate?!

 

[Slacker]

Originally posted by: everman

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Eight to ten pounds? That's starting to get into bulk sizes.

That's a normal sized ham on the Christmas table where I come from.

are they alternator shaped?

I lol'd.

I was also thinking about alternator sized, but that may only work for bulk beef.

Yep, when you're talking about bulk pig ass it is the A.C. compressor that is the standard unit of measure.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Yeah! Picked up 13lbs of fresh ham today. $1.99/lbs.
I had to special order it on Thursday last week.

It's now being cured for 10 days.