Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> "George Shirley" > wrote in message
>> The local Kroger store has a sales flyer out today with the standard
>> Cook's butt portion ham on sale for 99 cents a lb. Probably next week they
>> will be on sale for 69 cents a lb. I have two in the freezer now so don't
>> need another one.
>
> Stop & Shop has Morel hams for 99¢ also, but they are not the same as the
> Morel EZ cut 2.49 hams. The cheap ones are not bad, but loaded with water.
>
>
I usually take one of the cheap hams and smoke it for a few hours in my
electric smoker. A lot of the liquid and fat drops out into the water
pan and, IMHO, makes the ham taste better.