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The Country Ham Book

by Jeanne Voltz

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Good country ham is a delicacy that deserves to be in gourmet company. Dry cured with salt and other natural ingredients and aged to a rich intensity, true country ham boasts a flavor and texture that puts the more common wet-cured ham, which is soaked in brine or injected with a salt solution, to shame.

This book celebrates country ham's colorful culinary past and its continued close ties with life across the South. Jeanne Voltz and Elaine Harvell discuss the lore and history of country ham; walk the reader through buying, preparing, and serving a country ham; and present some 70 recipes for country ham and its accompaniments. The book also features a glossary and a list of sources for ordering country hams.

Synopsis:

[A] rare cookbook where the opening chapters are must-reads, covering the history, the making and the handling of hams.

Charlotte Observer This book is sure to become a keepsake for all generations of country ham lovers.Our State [T]here•s now a practical paean to this precious portion of pork.

BookPage A definitive book perfect for a country ham lover.

Taste-Full It's about time someone lavished this kind of loving attention on one of America's great heirloom foods.

Jim Auchmutey, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Synopsis:

One dry cured country ham will enhance family and party menus throughout the winter. This book is a guide for buying, cooking, and serving this American delicacy. Includes 70 recipes plus sources for purchasing the real thing.
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About the Author

Jeanne Voltz is author of more than ten cookbooks, including Barbecued Ribs, Smoked Butts, and Other Great Feeds and The Flavor of the South. Former food editor at the Miami Herald, Woman's Day, and the Los Angeles Times, she lives in Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, North Carolina. Elaine J. Harvell has more than twenty-five years of experience in food marketing. She lives in Marietta, Georgia.
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Table of Contents

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Food of the Ancients

2. Ham Is Americanized

3. Ham What Am

4. Hog Killing

5. Buying Country Ham

6. Cooking Country Ham

7. Show-Off Ham

8. Trimmings for Country Ham

9. Ham and Eggs

10. Ham Biscuits

11. Ham and Corn

12. Ham with Greens, etc.

13. Ham's Finale: Soups and Beans

14. The Last Tidbits

15. Early American Recipes

16. Chefs' Inspiration

17. Celebrating Ham

Ham Glossary

Sources for Ordering Country Ham

Bibliography

Index

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780807848272
Author:
Voltz, Jeanne
Author:
Harvell, Elaine J.
Publisher:
The University of North Carolina Press
Location:
Chapel Hill
Subject:
Cookery
Subject:
American - Southern States
Subject:
Southern style
Subject:
Cookery (pork)
Subject:
Cookery (Ham)
Subject:
Regional & Ethnic - American - Southern States
Subject:
Specific Ingredients - Meat
Subject:
country ham; history; Southern families; regional differences; selection; preparation; carving; glossary; recipes; cookbook
Subject:
country ham
Subject:
History
Subject:
Southern families
Subject:
regional differences
Subject:
Selection
Subject:
Preparation
Subject:
Carving
Subject:
Glossary
Subject:
Recipes
Subject:
Cookbook
Subject:
Cooking and Food-Meats
Copyright:
1999
Publication Date:
October 1999
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
8 x 7.5 in
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Product details 160 pages University of North Carolina Press - English 9780807848272 Reviews:
"Synopsis" by , [A] rare cookbook where the opening chapters are must-reads, covering the history, the making and the handling of hams.

Charlotte Observer This book is sure to become a keepsake for all generations of country ham lovers.Our State [T]here•s now a practical paean to this precious portion of pork.

BookPage A definitive book perfect for a country ham lover.

Taste-Full It's about time someone lavished this kind of loving attention on one of America's great heirloom foods.

Jim Auchmutey, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Synopsis" by , One dry cured country ham will enhance family and party menus throughout the winter. This book is a guide for buying, cooking, and serving this American delicacy. Includes 70 recipes plus sources for purchasing the real thing.
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