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Default Sugar Cured Country Ham


"Boron Elgar" > wrote:
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> You just don't understand the terminology or it has been used
> incorrectly to give you the wrong impression. A sugar cured country
> ham does, indeed, have lots of salt in the cure mixture, but also
> includes sugar. These hams can be cured with salt and NO sugar or with
> a combo...when it's a combo, it's referred to as "sugar cured."


Sigh. I KNOW that. It's an empty, stupid term for a ****ing country ham that
is still salty as hell. As in, salt cured. Jesus Weeping Christ.


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> All sorts of country ham cure instructions he
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> http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/foods/458-223/458-223.html