Kathleen > wrote in news:EhuFj.3$eU4.2
@newsfe05.lga:

> the_tool_man wrote:
>> On Mar 19, 6:30 am, Stan Horwitz > wrote:
>>
>>>In article
>,
>>>
>>> the_tool_man > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi all:
>>>
>>>>I used to make a dish that used ham sausage. I haven't made it in a
>>>>while, and was disappointed to find out that none of my local grocery
>>>>stores carry ham sausage any longer. I looked online, and all I
could
>>>>find was Smithfield ham sausage that has Paula Dean's name on it and
>>>>is quite expensive. Other than that, I haven't been able to find it
>>>>anywhere. What would be a good substitute?
>>>
>>>Hard to tell without seeing the recipe, but what about regular pork
>>>sausage?
>>
>>
>> I used pork sausage by mistake one time. It was far too spicy.
>
> Plain ground pork, maybe.
>
>

More like blached bacon would work better. Ham is smoked & cured, bacon
is smoked & cured. The blanching would reduce the saltiness of the bacon.

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