On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:08:30 -0800 (PST), KevinS >
wrote:

>On Jan 28, 1:51?pm, wrote:
>
>> Does anybody have a suggestion of how to
>> lay hands on the occasional hambone without
>> having first to eat the ham? ?There are only two of
>> us, and a ham big enough to have a bone lasts a ?
>> long time.
>
>Most supermarkets I shop sell ham hocks - usable but
>not great quality.
>

i used to use ham hocks all the time for bean soup, but there is a lot
of mess trimming the meat from the bone after cooking a while. gets
some nice fat into the soup, though.

now i'm lazy and use country ham chips that come in a roughly
eight-ounce package. you still need to trim a little bit before they
go into the pot, but it's less troublesome.

your pal,
blake