I got a kentucky cry cured ham cured with brown sugar salt and pepper and aged a
year. it is soaking in water right now. they recommend boiling it (that's
pretty common) but they say put vinegar in the water. that's the first I heard
of that. it doesn to sound like I want that in my ham though.

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Steve Knight wrote:
> I got a kentucky cry cured ham cured with brown sugar salt and pepper
> and aged a year. it is soaking in water right now. they recommend
> boiling it (that's pretty common) but they say put vinegar in the
> water. that's the first I heard of that. it doesn to sound like I
> want that in my ham though.

Hmmmm, never heard of that either. But once you rinse the ham and cook it
you probably won't be able to taste the vinegar.

Jill

>Hmmmm, never heard of that either. But once you rinse the ham and cook it
>you probably won't be able to taste the vinegar.
>

oops I meant it said cook it with some vinegar in the water. that was the odd
part. well i was out of vinegar anyway (G)

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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 19:55:03 GMT, Steve Knight
> wrote:

>>Hmmmm, never heard of that either. But once you rinse the ham and cook it
>>you probably won't be able to taste the vinegar.
>>
>
>oops I meant it said cook it with some vinegar in the water.

No reason to correct yourself as everyone but ditsy Jill understood
that your boiling it *was* cooking it. She often has comprehension
problems.

I've seen a lot of recipes call for vinegar and brown sugar in the
water. Sugar can mask some of the saltiness, but I haven't a clue
what the vinegar would do other than a sweet/sour effect.

-sw
-sw

Steve Wertz > wrote in
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> I've seen a lot of recipes call for vinegar and brown sugar in the
> water. Sugar can mask some of the saltiness, but I haven't a clue
> what the vinegar would do other than a sweet/sour effect.

No food chemist I but doesn't acidic marinade help to
tenderise somewhat?
I know I saw an explanation of the reason some years ago
but for the life of me I can't recall it right at the moment.

IBM

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>I've seen a lot of recipes call for vinegar and brown sugar in the
>water. Sugar can mask some of the saltiness, but I haven't a clue
>what the vinegar would do other than a sweet/sour effect.

since it is cured with sugar I don't think we need it sweeter. maybe vinegar
tenderizes it? well we will see what it is like in about 30 minutes.

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On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 23:23:28 GMT, Steve Knight
> wrote:

>>I've seen a lot of recipes call for vinegar and brown sugar in the
>>water. Sugar can mask some of the saltiness, but I haven't a clue
>>what the vinegar would do other than a sweet/sour effect.
>
>since it is cured with sugar I don't think we need it sweeter. maybe vinegar
>tenderizes it? well we will see what it is like in about 30 minutes.

I don't know what kind you have, but most country hams are cured with
salt - no sugar. Some regions do indeed add sugar to the cure, but
not many.

-sw

>I don't know what kind you have, but most country hams are cured with
>salt - no sugar. Some regions do indeed add sugar to the cure, but
>not many.

this was cured with brown sugar salt and pepper and aged a year. it was not bad
but still with a 1.5 day soak and three water changes a little salty.

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On Fri, 26 Dec 2003 03:46:29 GMT, Steve Knight
> wrote:

>>I don't know what kind you have, but most country hams are cured with
>>salt - no sugar. Some regions do indeed add sugar to the cure, but
>>not many.
>
>this was cured with brown sugar salt and pepper and aged a year. it was not bad
>but still with a 1.5 day soak and three water changes a little salty.

You'll never get enough salt out of a country ham for most peoples
tastes. Would you do it again? :-) It's an aquired taste (usually
early on in life).

-sw

>You'll never get enough salt out of a country ham for most peoples
>tastes. Would you do it again? :-) It's an aquired taste (usually
>early on in life).

I don't mind it but the wife and kid does (G)


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