Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> Man, you just stomped on my heart and smashed that sucker flat.
> Cook's have been my favorite ham for a very long time. And I, who
> screams about Hormel's added "flavor solution" all the time,
> absolutely missed (wasn't even looking for it) that "23% of weight is
> added ingredients" statement. I weep for sad. After reading your
> post I thought maybe they don't do that to all their hams -- maybe
> just the ones that go to Walmart--and I didn't get mine there. No
> such luck. :-( :-( <8*(

If it makes you feel any better, I noticed that about Cook's ham
slices quite a few years ago, so it's not new and probably not
Wally's fault. It was around 25% water. I have been buying
ham slices from Costco for the last couple of years because the
water content is lower.

nancy