On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:46:42 -0500, Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> Cooks brand ham: "A water and ham product": 25% of weight is
>> added water. Still more expensive than the Smithfiled wet-cured
>> hams ("Ham in natural juices" - the best quality).
>
>> -sw
>
> 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*(

They could very well be hams made specifically for Walmart. Most
manufacturers who supply Walmart have two lines of products - One
they sell to Walmart (and now Target), and another they sell to
everybody else to try and maintain their reputation. Lebvi Jeans
is a good example (the ones bought from Walmart rip within
months).

-sw

-sw