A homemade ham represents a formidable culinary challenge. You might start with a pig’s hind leg, which tips the scale at 15 to 20 pounds. You would cure it in a brine that contains at least one ...

Discover Smithfield, Virginia — the real ham capital where 300 years of smoky, salty tradition still flavor every bite of ...

For many, serving ham for the holidays means making a trip to the store for a spiral-sliced meat, popping it in the oven to heat and then serving. That's fine, but there's much more to ham than this ...

Ham is the centerpiece of many holiday meals. Is it good for you? Whether you’re preparing a spiral-cut ham for 10, or ...

A holiday ham, made at home, is within reach. You just need a bit of time, some wood smoke and a shoulder ham or pork loin. By Steven Raichlen A homemade ham represents a formidable culinary challenge ...

ERIN, Tenn. – Bidding for smoked country hams has become a tradition at the annual Houston County Fair. Twenty hams prepared by Houston County High School 4-H students have been hanging in a specially ...

Well, readers, it's that time of year. Tonight is the big night for Santa and his band of merry elves and avian reindeer, and all the little children will lay slumbering with dreams of sugar plums and ...

British colonialists brought lamb ham to America, where a sugar-cured, smoked variety became popular. Easier-to-cure pork ham eventually took its... Roast rack of lamb or a platter of smoked, glazed ...

Ham. It's like juicy bacon. Or smoky, salty pork chops. Or some kind of magical animal that produces all three. Country ham... Unless you live in the American South, there is a strong likelihood that ...

Whether you’re preparing a spiral-cut ham for 10, or serving up an appetizer of prosciutto and jamón serrano on a charcuterie board, ham is a versatile meat that often makes an appearance as the ...