"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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>> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>>> Last time I cooked my beans in a slow cooker with a lump of smoked
>>> gammon and they were well received! I have some beans in soak now and
>>> tomorrow intend to cooked them with some chicken joints and good chicken
>>> stock. (I will add onions etc too)
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>>> Any comments would be welcome?
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>> What is gammon?
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> "Gammon is the name given to the meat from the hind legs of a pig that has
> been cured in the same way as bacon. The main difference between gammon
> and ham is that gammon will be sold raw and needs to be cooked; ham is
> sold cooked or dry-cured and ready for eating. Once gammon is cooked it
> can be called a ham and may be sold as a gammon ham."

Oh, hmmm... Not sure we can get that here. Thanks!