On Dec 27, 3:07*pm, brooklyn1 > wrote:
> On Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:21:31 -0500, "cshenk" > wrote:
> >"John Kuthe" wrote
> >"Kent" wrote:
> >> "cshenk" wrote in message
>
> >> >>> Thanks for all the help and suggestions. The ham, (a COOK'S ham for
> >> >>> the
>
> >> > (snips)
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> >>> > I like the term 'Cooks Ham' for these BTW. The flavor is just better to
>
> >>> Cook's Ham is a brand of smoked uncooked
> >>> hams.http://cooksham.com/product/bone-in-...onal-whole-ham
>
> >> See where it says "cured"? That means "cooked"! Not necessarily by
> >> heat, there are a number of ways to denature the proteins in meat.
>
> BullShit... cured does NOT mean cooked, not in any way whatsoever,
> cured means *PRESERVED*.

Cured or preserved means either denaturing the proteins and/or
dehydrating the meat.

You can also say cooked.

John Kuthe...