On Apr 11, 8:59*am, "brooklyn1" > wrote:
> Yesterday I bought a Cook's Spiral Sliced Ham. *It cost $1.79/lb, weighed
> 10.02 lbs... cost $17.94. *It's in the oven now, according to directions
> 275ºF for 2 1/2 hours.
>
> Okay, here's my thoughts... this ham has included in its outer wrapping (a
> mesh netting) a package of glaze, consists of mostly water, sugar, a bit of
> oil, and like 10 things only a chemist can explain... essentially it's sugar
> syrup (mostly water), and says to keep refrigerated (doesn't indicate how
> long for safe use). *In the past Cook's ham glaze consisted of a packet of
> ordinary brown granulated sugar with some dehy maple granuales and some
> anticaking stuff (weighs like 3 ozs - have a packet I just weighed). *This
> packet of glaze weighs 1/2 pound (I weighed it because it's not marked),
> which means since it was weighed with the ham for pricing this glaze cost me
> 90¢, same price as a half pound of ham. *Now I realize it's no fortune but
> millions of Cook's hams are sold so those 90¢s add up quickly to a lotta ham
> gelt. *I don't use the glaze on ham, never did, but at least with the
> granulated type that needed no refrigeration I could save it and use it for
> other purposes, typically in my case glazed Spam, but I've used it for baked
> goods too, makes nice topping for quick breads, sticky buns, even pineapple
> upsided down cake, has as many uses as ordinary brown sugar. *Anyway after
> putting the ham in the oven and putting the package of glaze in the fridge I
> got to thinking, I have no use for that glaze in the immediate future and
> since it appears it has a rather short shelf life, I'm thinking that Cook's
> ripped me off for 90¢... costs 4 times more than Aunt Jemima syrup - just
> checked my 24 oz bottle - and AJ is essentially a pure sugar product, I'll
> probably just toss that chemicals laden packet. *Multiplied by just one
> million hams comes to $900,000 (I'm sure they sell many millions more). *And
> of course the retailer shares in this bohamza. *The consumer is always the
> one to get shafted, and in this economy it's the royal shaft (Cook's must be
> hurtin'). *I feel this is a slick/smarmy way to cheat the public, they
> should sell their liquid glaze seperately, or at least return to the
> granulated, even that should not be sold at ham prices, I'm sure if you
> asked Cook's they'll say they allocated for the of glaze by selling hams for
> a few cent's less a pound, which of course we all know is BS. *I don't mind
> paying for stuff, what I resent is how they think they're pulling the wool
> (in this case plastic net) over my eyes. *How say yoose?
>
> I don't like that plastic netting either, it pollutes, but much more
> important it creates a life threatening danger to critters... I always cut
> it into small bits, I do that with all plastic wrap.

The glaze/rub is for those folks who can't cook. They only "assemble"
stuff according to package directions. Cooks makes wonderful hams,
but i think people who buy spiral sliced hams that they are going to
"bake" are silly. All that does is dry out the poor ham. Of course
for the "assemblers" the glaze packet for spiral sliced hams needs to
be liquid. You can glaze a ham with anything from pineapple salsa to
Coke.
Lynn in Fargo
Envying your $1.79 lb buy!