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Farm Kitchen:  So I have this cottage ham....  |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 07:56:43 AM
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I sent Jus to the market to get a cottage ham for the green beans and potatoes I made a few days ago, and like most men, he got the BIGGEST one he could find. I only used a quarter of it for the beans...so now what? I always make bean soup with a cottage ham, but is there anything else since it's summer? Maybe I should just go ahead and make the bean soup to freeze for the autumn...plan ahead a little.
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Caron
True Blue Farmgirl
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Caron
Orange
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 08:03:49 AM
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You could fry slices for breakfast,with eggs.Cut up some and freeze it for soups later on.Cook and chop it up in really small chunks for a ham salad.Use in casseroles.
Just a few things that came to mind...
Caron
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 08:06:21 AM
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Thanks, Caron! This is going to sound silly because I'm pretty adept in the kitchen, but I never really knew if that type of ham is "cooked" or not...so I wasn't quite sure if you could just slice it or whatever. Good ideas, all! I think I'll look in my cookbooks for some casserole recipes...seems like it'd be good with some peas, macaroni and cheesy sauce of some sort!!!
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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elphie0503
True Blue Farmgirl
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Samantha
Gilmer
Texas
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 09:55:29 AM
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Yummy...some potato soup with cottage ham!
Samantha
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Ronna
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ronna
Fernley
NV
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 10:52:04 AM
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| OK, southern ladies...what is a cottage ham, have not heard that term. Country hams I know and the ones sold in most of the USA aka "city" hams that are not hung for months to dry out and cure like country hams. |
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lisamarie508
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Lisa
Idaho City
ID
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 11:02:24 AM
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I've never heard of a cottage ham, either. But besides everything Caron mentioned, we like cubed ham, swiss cheese, green peppers sealed up in bread dough and then baked. You could even put broccoli in it if you like.
Farmgirl Sister #35
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 11:09:29 AM
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Cottage ham is a local term (regional tri state, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) and is referred to everywhere else as Boston Butt or a special portion of pork shoulder. Leave it to the germans and the Irish to be different in this area :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
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Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 12:32:46 PM
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| I always just call it a cottage butt. I love that kind of ham, & always make it just like Jonni did, with red potatoes, green beans & some diced onion. In the pressure cooker it is great, cause the ham gets extra tender. |
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katie-ell
True Blue Farmgirl
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Katie
Illinois
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Posted - Jul 10 2008 : 1:03:29 PM
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Jonni -- I have never heard of a cottage ham (Illinois, here), so I googled it. Found out that it is smoked but NOT fully cooked. So I would not assume that yours is ready-to-go. Just FYI.
Love reading all the ham dishes. Like going to an all-ham potluck!
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Kathie
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Kathie
Thonotosassa
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