I have tried to cook a number of Smithfield hams unsuccessfully,
including soaking for 24 hours in the basement with several changes of
water to desalt before cooking, and it has never worked quite right.
What do you and what does mother and father do to make it right?
Thanks
Kent

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I ordered a 1/2 Smithfield lower sodium (due to Mom's diet restrictions) EZ
> Slice ham for my parents, along with some "Buster Bones". Buster Bones are
> fully cooked meaty ham bones which are either treats for large dogs or may
> be used in cooking. My dad likes to use a ham bone like that when he makes
> his navy bean soup. I alerted my parents to expect the package.
>
> I got a phone call from my parents asking me, "Why did you send us dog
> bones?" When I finished laughing I explained. Mom said, "Oh, then I guess
> I'll tell your father to stop gnawing on that one." LOL
>
> A couple of days later (Saturday) I was talking to Mom and mentioned what
> they could do with the leftover ham. She said, "Why do you keep talking
> about a ham? We didn't get a ham." "Well I sure as heck was charged for
> one! Gotta go make a call, Mom."
>
> Smithfield is closed on weekends. So I sent them an email. Then I called
> to follow-up on Tuesday (when I remembered!). They said the ham had been
> shipped that day for overnight delivery and gave me a tracking number.
>
> Wednesday evening my parents called me. Delivered was a 15 POUND ham.
> WHAT?! I didn't order you a 15 lb. ham! (At least it was lower sodium.)
> It was pretty comical listening to them describe how it barely fit into the
> turkey roaster.
>
> The mystery was solved when I signed on tonight and checked my email.
> Apparently Smithfield was out of the half ham I'd ordered. When they got my
> email and realized the problem, customer service took it upon themselves to
> send a whole ham at no extra cost, priority overnight delivery. Now THAT is
> service!
>
> My 79-year-old parents cooked the ham the same day. And Dad has yet another
> ham bone. They're going have to package up and freeze a lot of it and give
> a good bit of it away to neighbors. Even with that, they're going to have
> ham for a loooong time!
>
> Tonight, Dad said, they're quickly heating a couple of slices in a skillet
> and having ham & eggs for dinner
>
> Jill