order a fresh ham at whole foods

[Guest guest]

i was at my local " whole foods store " . to see if there is one near you go

to www.wholefoods.com .

they take orders for fresh ham for the holidays. i asked when that would

begin happening and told them i would like one ordered now. so from now

till through the holidays you can order fresh ham at whole foods. i think

it was about $3.00 a pound and you can order whatever size you want. no

ingredients other than ham.

i am planning on slicing it for luncheon meat. i have no idea how to

cook it but i am sure my " joy of cooking " will cover that well. would i

slice it all and then freeze it? or freeze it and only slice what i need

as i need it? my plan is to ask a local deli to slice it up for me

during their not busy hours. preferrably early in the morning before the

meat slicer was used by any other meats/cheeses. if my kids like it i

will buy a slicer. tons to pick from at www.walmart.com

Donna

[Guest guest]

Well, I would think that it HAS to have some other ingredients, since ham is

cured pork it has to have been cured with something. Can you find out what

else is in there? If it has not nitries and nitrates, that's a plus, but it

still

may have sugar (used during the curing process), spices, etc.

Thanks,

>

> i was at my local " whole foods store " . to see if there is one near you go

> to www.wholefoods.com .

>

> they take orders for fresh ham for the holidays. i asked when that would

> begin happening and told them i would like one ordered now. so from now

> till through the holidays you can order fresh ham at whole foods. i think

> it was about $3.00 a pound and you can order whatever size you want. no

> ingredients other than ham.

>

> i am planning on slicing it for luncheon meat. i have no idea how to

> cook it but i am sure my " joy of cooking " will cover that well. would i

> slice it all and then freeze it? or freeze it and only slice what i need

> as i need it? my plan is to ask a local deli to slice it up for me

> during their not busy hours. preferrably early in the morning before the

> meat slicer was used by any other meats/cheeses. if my kids like it i

> will buy a slicer. tons to pick from at www.walmart.com

>

> Donna

>

[Guest guest]

Usually " fresh " ham is the same cut of meat, just not cured. At least

I *think* so. Whole Foods generally will not carry anything with

preservatives in them. I've never seen anything there with nitrates in

it at all.

I, too, am curious about the ingredients though. Is this a country

ham, that's cured in salt, not sugar? Or just a nitrate free version

of regular ham.

let us know if you know, please!!!

Thanks

Chrystee

Sam

SCD 6 months

> Well, I would think that it HAS to have some other ingredients,

since ham is

> cured pork it has to have been cured with something. Can you find

out what

> else is in there? If it has not nitries and nitrates, that's a plus,

but it still

> may have sugar (used during the curing process), spices, etc.

> Thanks,

>

> >

[Guest guest]

Our whole foods has few meats without nitrates in them (if they are

nitrate free then they have soy or some other forbidden for

ingredient). I wish we had your whole foods! I haven't asked about

irdering though.

R, kyle's mom

> > Well, I would think that it HAS to have some other ingredients,

> since ham is

> > cured pork it has to have been cured with something. Can you find

> out what

> > else is in there? If it has not nitries and nitrates, that's a

plus,

> but it still

> > may have sugar (used during the curing process), spices, etc.

> > Thanks,

> >

> > >