On 2014-11-29 12:27 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 11/29/2014 10:30 AM, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>> I left my Thanksgiving ham out last night. It was on the counter for
>> about
>> 10 hours. It was a fully cooked ham, then roasted per usual so it is
>> twice
>> cooked. I hate to toss it because it was a quality ham and I have a lot
>> left. Safe to eat?
>>
>
> Should be OK. Dried hams like prosciutto are left out all the time.
>


True, but they are well cured and they meat is pretty well dried out,
which is why is is served in paper thin slices. You would not be able to
cut into a 1/2 thick slice of prosciutto.

Many years ago we rented a house that was next to an Italian grocery
store. I had qualms about shopping there because they had moldy looking
chunks of ham hanging on hooks over the counter. I used to wonder why
they didn't throw them out because, IMO, they were obviously rotten.
Then someone served us prosciutto. I asked for some on that store one
day and was mortified when I saw the butcher reach up for one of those
moldy looking things. Turns out ...wasn't mold. It was 100% pure
deliciousness.