.... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.

Would you?

http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/

<quote>
Connoisseurs go mad for £1,000 ham
Pure Iberian porker's leg at a price you can't afford
By Lester Haines
Published Tuesday 11th September 2007 10:40 GMT


Aficionados of pure Iberian ham are apparently fighting to get their
laughing gear round one of the few legs of 2006 Alba Quercus Reserve - a
jamón ibérico puro hewn from acorn-fed* porkers and cured for two years
- which goes on sale next year at a reserve price of £1,000 a leg.

</quote>
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ChattyCathy said...

> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>
> Would you?


.... Me neither!!!


Cathy,

How 'bout I swing by with 100 pounds o' $7.00/lb pork tenderloins instead,
next week?? Invite the neighborhood and start the braii

Andy

Andy wrote:
> ChattyCathy said...
>
>> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>
>> Would you?
>
>
> ... Me neither!!!
>
>
> Cathy,
>
> How 'bout I swing by with 100 pounds o' $7.00/lb pork tenderloins instead,
> next week?? Invite the neighborhood and start the braii

LOL! Did you win the lottery? If so, you're on...
The weather is ideal here in Sunny South Africa for braai-ing (grilling)
at the moment.

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ChattyCathy said...

> Andy wrote:
>> ChattyCathy said...
>>
>>> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>>
>>> Would you?
>>
>>
>> ... Me neither!!!
>>
>>
>> Cathy,
>>
>> How 'bout I swing by with 100 pounds o' $7.00/lb pork tenderloins
>> instead, next week?? Invite the neighborhood and start the braii
>
> LOL! Did you win the lottery? If so, you're on...
> The weather is ideal here in Sunny South Africa for braai-ing (grilling)
> at the moment.


If I'd've won the lottery, I'd be stepping off the plane with a couple tons
o' pig!

<smootch>

Andy

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> ChattyCathy > dropped this news:sXvFi.17705$c_
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>
>> Would you?
>>
>> http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/
>
> Oh come now! Where is your sense of adventure in the bankruptcy courts? I'm
> sure at that price the ham and swiss on rye will taste much, much better

Heh. I'll take your word for it


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Michael "Dog3" wrote:
> ChattyCathy > dropped this
> news:sXvFi.17705$c_
> : in rec.food.cooking
>
>> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>
>> Would you?
>>
>> http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/
>
> Oh come now! Where is your sense of adventure in the bankruptcy
> courts? I'm sure at that price the ham and swiss on rye will taste
> much, much better
>
> Michael

Only if you give the bankruptcy judge a couple of ham sammiches!

Jill

In article >, Andy <q> wrote:

> ChattyCathy said...
>
> > ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
> >
> > Would you?
>
>
> ... Me neither!!!

Ditto.
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On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:30:05 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:

>... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>
>Would you?
>
>http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/
>
><quote>
>Connoisseurs go mad for £1,000 ham
>Pure Iberian porker's leg at a price you can't afford
>By Lester Haines
>Published Tuesday 11th September 2007 10:40 GMT
>
>
>Aficionados of pure Iberian ham are apparently fighting to get their
>laughing gear round one of the few legs of 2006 Alba Quercus Reserve - a
>jamón ibérico puro hewn from acorn-fed* porkers and cured for two years
>- which goes on sale next year at a reserve price of £1,000 a leg.
>
></quote>


A pig like that you don't eat all at once.....


Boron

ChattyCathy > wrote in news:sXvFi.17705$c_3.8309
@fe093.usenetserver.com:

> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>
> Would you?
>
> http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/
>
> <quote>
> Connoisseurs go mad for £1,000 ham


Sheol and I paid $350/kg for some jamon iberico a few months back. We only
bought 100g. Whilst I wouldn't pay $35 for a few slices of ham on a
regular basis, it was totally worth it to see what all the fuss was about.
It melted in the mouth and was sweet and nutty - tasted a bit like sesame
seeds. When the shop guy sliced it, he gave us the scraps to taste, as he
said it was too precious to be wasted

K

On 12 Sep 2007 02:11:22 GMT, Amarantha
> wrote:

>ChattyCathy > wrote in news:sXvFi.17705$c_3.8309
:
>
>> ... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>
>> Would you?

>Sheol and I paid $350/kg for some jamon iberico a few months back. We only
>bought 100g. Whilst I wouldn't pay $35 for a few slices of ham on a
>regular basis, it was totally worth it to see what all the fuss was about.
I got some at The Spanish Table when we went up to Santa Fe before the
NM Cook-in. Prices weren't that high...

http://www.spanishtable.com/merchant...ry_C ode=4933

Christine

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:35:40 -0400, Boron Elgar
> wrote:

>On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:30:05 +0200, ChattyCathy
> wrote:
>
>>... I am not going to pay this amount of money for it.
>>
>>Would you?
>>
>>http://www.theregister.com/2007/09/11/pure_iberian_ham/
>>
>><quote>
>>Connoisseurs go mad for £1,000 ham
>>Pure Iberian porker's leg at a price you can't afford
>>By Lester Haines
>>Published Tuesday 11th September 2007 10:40 GMT
>>
>>
>>Aficionados of pure Iberian ham are apparently fighting to get their
>>laughing gear round one of the few legs of 2006 Alba Quercus Reserve - a
>>jamón ibérico puro hewn from acorn-fed* porkers and cured for two years
>>- which goes on sale next year at a reserve price of £1,000 a leg.
>>
>></quote>
>
>
>A pig like that you don't eat all at once.....
>
>
>Boron

i love that joke.

your pal,
blake

Christine Dabney > wrote in
:

> On 12 Sep 2007 02:11:22 GMT, Amarantha
> > wrote:
>
>
>>Sheol and I paid $350/kg for some jamon iberico a few months back. We
>>only bought 100g. Whilst I wouldn't pay $35 for a few slices of ham
>>on a regular basis, it was totally worth it to see what all the fuss
>>was about.

> I got some at The Spanish Table when we went up to Santa Fe before the
> NM Cook-in. Prices weren't that high...
>
> http://www.spanishtable.com/merchant...e_Code=TST&Cat
> egory_Code=4933
>


Lucky you - you must have got the last of it :P Can't see any on that page
now.

K

ChattyCathy > wrote:
>Aficionados of pure Iberian ham are apparently fighting to get their
>laughing gear round one of the few legs of 2006 Alba Quercus Reserve - a
>jamón ibérico puro hewn from acorn-fed* porkers and cured for two years
>- which goes on sale next year at a reserve price of £1,000 a leg.

It's served by shaving it translucently thin.

You can probably get a thousand people to pay £4.95 each
for a few slices, and have plenty left over for the best
carbonara ever.

--Blair