Have you ordered your ham for that special day coming up?

[Bretrick]

On special now.
Jamon Iberico 3.75-4kg on the bone leg ham.
AU$1050

 

[Paladin1950]

Favored by 6 funny men from the U.K. (one was born in the U.S.)

 

[Arbol]

As a Spaniard living here who understands the product... I don't know why the price is $1000. Since you're from Australia, I understand that might be the reason for the high price. I buy several a year here for between €55 and €80. And they're very good quality.

 

[Capt Lightning]

They usually appear in the shops round this time, but I haven't seen any this year . There are smaller boneless hams available and I will probably get one of those.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Our Costco carries that this year.

Just over 15 pounds for $649, stand and knife included.

• 100% Iberico Bellota Ham
• Aged Over 3 Years
• Acorn Fed
• Each pig freely roams on a minimum of 2 ½ acres
• Each pig is raised in the Valle De Los Pedroches in Southern Spain. A valley of more than 750,000 acres of centuries old oak trees.
• Aenor Certified for animal welfare

That said, we will have steaks done on the charcoal grill for our Christmas Eve feast. The family likes that much more than ham.

 

[IKE]

It's rough being broke.....since money is pretty tight right now we'll probably just be having fried baloney sandwiches for both Christmas and New Years dinner.

 

[debodun]

I am mot a big fan of ham. I will likely get something along the line of poultry for Christmas.

 

[Aunt Bea]

It makes me sad that people are willing to buy into that sort of nonsense.

Imagine how many people you could feed if you focused on value instead of pretense.

 

[Knight]

Ham not a favorite but pernil is the go to for the holidays. Not as easy as in the past to have our sons over but they get here early enough now to help. Always buy a large shoulder roast to have some to send with them. Don't need the recipe in this web site just posting to show pictures of what a pernil looks like.

Pernil

 

[Teacher Terry]

I don’t like ham so I never buy it. Since it’s only three of us here for Christmas now we always go to a nice restaurant instead of buying gifts.

 

[jim_slim]

It's rough being broke.....since money is pretty tight right now we'll probably just be having fried baloney sandwiches for both Christmas and New Years dinner.

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love fried boloney sandwiches !

 

[dobielvr]

No ham...but my sister will be ordering veal chops for Christmas. We had them last year and they were very good!
Done w/turkey till next Thanksgiving.

 

[Happy Heart]

My husband is vegetarian so no turkey or ham for any holidays but at this time of life, I'm not as interested in meat.

 

[MACKTEXAS]

Any ham I've bought the last couple of years was tough and flavorless. I got some of the super thin sliced in the deli section and it was okay. I'm probably having a Cornish hen for Christmas.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Any ham I've bought the last couple of years was tough and flavorless. I got some of the super thin sliced in the deli section and it was okay. I'm probably having a Cornish hen for Christmas.

We are fortunate to have a pig farm within a 30 minute drive. They raise and slaughter several breeds of pigs.
Their meat is so so good! Tender, flavorful, and not costing an arm and a leg.

 

[Lewkat]

We used to have a Virginia baked Smithfield ham, and a Beef rib roast. Finicky eaters in my family.

Lord only knows what is being planned for here, but if I see another turkey, I am prepared to shoot the chef.

 

[debodun]

Lord only knows what is being planned for here, but if I see another turkey, I am prepared to shoot the chef.

Many people have turkey for Christmas. My parents said it was too close to Thanksgiving to have it again. Mom usually made some kind of roast for the Christmas meal.

 

[CaliS]

I used to get a Honey Baked Ham every year for Christmas, but we usually go to someone else's house now days and take a side dish or two. It's nice (less work) but no leftovers

 

[Aunt Bea]

We used to have a formal Christmas dinner with a beef roast, Yorkshire pudding, etc…

It got to be a dreaded ordeal for everyone involved.

Then we switched to a more casual all day meal that began and ended with spiral sliced ham.

In the morning it was the centerpiece of breakfast and later in the day it was broken down as part of a platter of sandwich fixings, potato salad, etc…

Eventually, we became the part of the family that traveled from house to house.

Coming home to a cold kitchen on a holiday is sad.

 

[debodun]

Coming home to a cold kitchen on a holiday is sad.

I can feel that.

 

[debodun]

When we used to have family parties, the person in whose house it was always had a baked ham for the main course. I never took any because after trying it once, it was so salty and seemed under-cooked. Easter was the ham day in our family and instead of baking it, my mom boiled it. I think that got out a lot of salt.

 

[hollydolly]

You can choose as much Jamon as you like in the supermarkets in Spain all year round... these are in our nearest Supermarket

 

[hawkdon]

A FEW years back I orderd several items from Honey Backed Ham.....big
mistake ....they delivetred very quickly, but all the meats were SPOILED !!!!

 

[Coco]

we had a houseful for Thanksgiving so we will only have 5 for Christmas Eve. We are all making appetizers, fingers foods, hors devours, lol, and just graze all the day away.