"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> 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*(


I used to buy their hams all the time, especially the ham slices. They
started selling ham flavored water a few years ago and I stopped. I will
not buy a Smithfield, they have the most outrageous labor problems and they
have been caught torturing the hell out of the animals prior to slaughter.
I just can't abide that. And Hormel is crap, too. Short of a specialty
meat market I can't get a decent ham anywhere.

Paul