B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984
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EASTER HAM
We will observe Easter next
weekend. That means, among
other family traditions, that many
of you will serve ham for your
Easter dinner.
With all the terminology used, it
is no wonder that many people tell
me they become confused when
trying to select the right ham when
they do their food shopping.
Ham may be purchased whole,
as halves, as portions or ends or as
slices.lfhamislabeledasahalf.it
must be a complete half with no
center slices removed. After
choice center slices have been
removed, the remainder must be
labeled as either butt or shank
portions or ends.
You can also select from fully
cooked or cook-before-eating
hams. Fully-cooked hams have
been cured and cooked by the
packer and they only need to be
reheated to an internal tem
perature of 140*F.
If the label does not indicate that
the ham has been fully cooked,
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By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
assume it is a cook-before-eating
ham. It requires cooking to an
internal temperature of 160*F. to
bring out the best flavor and
tenderness.
Ham may be sold semi-boneless,
boneless, or shankless. A semi
boneless ham has the leg bone
remaining, but the aitch
(pronounced H) bone and usually
the shank bone have been
removed. In a shankless ham only
the shank bone has been removed.
A semi-boneless ham is usually
partially skinned and defatted. A
boneless ham may be rolled,
shaped, or canned. Shaped or
rolled hams are skinless and
boneless, formed into rolls or
rectangles.
Some canned hams are
perishable and must be
refrigerated. Other canned hams
are not perishable. Canned hams
are clearly labeled and will in
dicate the need for refrigeration.
A term that frequently confuses
shoppers is “water added.” A
curing solution of salts, sugar, and
water is injected into the ham
Judges will evaluate how well the
chicks were raised during the
Flemington Fair.
Prizes of ribbons and cash
awards will be presented to the
winners. Orders for chicks must be
made by May 10. Call club leader,
Mrs. Maybelle Nief at 782-2526 to
place an order or to obtain more in
formation.
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during processing to produce the
meat’s familiar flavor and color.
Most or all of the solution is lost
during the curing and cooking
process. Federal regulations
require that a ham labeled as
“smoked” weigh no more than its
original weight. If some moisture
is retained, and this can be no
more than 10 percent, then the ham
must be labeled “water added.”
Country hams or country-style
hams are processed by the dry
cure method, as was done in early
days of our country.
A dry mixture of curing
ingredients, mostly salt, is rubbed
onto the ham in an amount suf
ficient to ensure complete
penetration of the curing mixture.
Federal regulations require at
least 45 days for cure penetration
and an additional minimum of 25
days for the drying period. These
hams require long slow simmering
before eating or baking.
I frequently get questions about
the rainbow-like colors often seen
on ham slices. This coloring is
Called iridescence; it is caused by
refraction of light on the cut ends
of the muscle fiber. It is not harm
ful in any way. It does not indicate
that the meat is old, spoiled, or
anything undesirable. It is just the
way the light strikes the meat.
For the correct time and tem
perature for cooking the Easter
ham you select, consult the label
on the ham or a cookbook and use a
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assistant, horse trainer, and stable
manager, Rita also does her own
farrier work on her horses. She
attended Penn State for two weeks
in 1973 for their horse shoeing
school and was one of the two girls
in the class dominated by men.
“It was not hard to learn, but it’s
certainly hard work,” Rita said. “1
had to work a little slower than the
men ‘cause I wasn’t as strong.”
She insists on taking her time and
likes to train her horses from
youngsters to stand quietly.
Mary Jo relates her beginnings
with horses to the fact that her
father was a judge at Beagle trials.
Horses were provided for the
judging.
“He used to take me to field
trials hoping that I would become
more acquainted with Beagles,”
she states. But, she adds, after she
started riding the horses, the
Beagles were forgotten.
Mary Jo’s first horse of her own
was bought from Rita. The pur
chase marked the beginning of a
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Horse farm
long friendship, “Jazz” and Mary
Jo stayed on at the Spatz stables.
Since that time the two girls
have worked together on their
horses, a riding ring for training
purposes, a porch for their trailer,
and an expansion of their stables.
“It’s a matter of putting your
mind to it,” Mary Jo says about
their goals.
Their stables include not only the
horses, but Dolly’s, Ruth’s (Rita’s
younger sister), Mary Jo’s and
Rita’s dogs and cats. Although
they do not like to advertise it, no
stray cats are turned away v The
dogs and cats are close second
place favorites in the hearts of Rita
and Mary Jo.
If you ever take a quiet drive
around Centerport and see a car go
by full of dogs, or see a cat sitting
on the seat (that’s Lester the cat,
he thinks he’s a dog), it will
probably be Rita or Mary Jo. If you
don’t see them, they will be with
their horses. According to the pair
if they are not with the horses, they
will be off with the dogs, or
relaxing with their cats.
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