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spookygoddess78
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Walker
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Bear wrote >>
Can't remember where but I think I heard City BBQ is supposed to be doing up some yummy hams.Maybe here?
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/city-bbq-easter-ham
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Bear
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Walker wrote >>
Bear wrote >>
Can't remember where but I think I heard City BBQ is supposed to be doing up some yummy hams.Maybe here?
http://www.columbusunderground.com/forums/topic/city-bbq-easter-hamD'oh! Yes, thanks.
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jarsloth
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10sun wrote >>
I'd visit the North Market and ask the folks at Blues Creek; even if they don't have one available, they might be able to tell you who to look up.From their (Bluescreek) Facebook page:
IMPORTANT! Taking all holiday orders now! Don't miss out on your fresh lamb or ham, just because you forgot to order it!
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Mercurius
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I found Ham amazingly easy to make. Go buy a pork leg (I got mine from Blues Creek,) some pink salt from Penzey's or Thurns, kosher salt. Remove the bone and rub every part generously with salt. Let cure for one day for every pound of meat. (Mine cured for 16 days.) Wrap in cheese cloth and hang in a cool place.
http://www.amazon.com/Charcuterie-Craft-Salting-Smoking-Curing/dp/0393058298Posted 2 years ago # -
0Angle
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Bluescreek ham is excellent-if you are fond of smoky-sweet-salty deliciousness. They will cut them to any size you like. They make me think of what ham was probably like before factories/factory farms got hold of the concept...
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crsimp01
Columbus, Ohio
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If you are willing to travel a bit...I lived in Akron/Canton for four years and this was the best BBQ (Kennedy's BBQ) http://crs1975.blogspot.com/2008/07/bbq-is-life.html I knew of..you have to order days ahead (cooked to order), but the ham was worth it...and I'm not the only...
http://cleveland.metromix.com/restaurants/barbecue/kennedy-barbecue-canton/405838/content
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lisathewaitress
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Thurn's on the South Side also has amazing hams. If you aren't cooking for lots of people, their cottage ham is great. You just simmer it for like 45 minutes on the stove top. Really. that's it. It's amazing.
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myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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Just curious, why ham at all? It always seemed a little bit like poking a collective Christian finger in the eye of the Jewish when we setup a holiday around one of their members and then celebrate with the most hated animal in their religion.
Another slice from the "Ham of God" anyone?
Of course, I'm not a fan of ham, so I could be biased...
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spookygoddess78
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I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)
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myliftkk
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spookygoddess78 wrote >>
I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)I guess I'm more curious, philosophically speaking, on why ham has become the default main dish of Easter in American society (reinforced by mega-business like Honey-Baked Ham), in the manner of turkey at Xmas, as opposed to say beef, or something else. I say that from my own family experience and many others, and of course the Honey-Baked Ham line that stretches around the block. Now, they all thought ham was pretty tasty too (minus myself), but we could've had ham any day of the year, so why especially on Easter.
I'm just wondering if there's some sort of historical context as to why ham is the meat of choice for Easter. The whole thumbing the nose at Jews thing is probably just an interesting coincidence (but who knows). In agrarian America did the pigs just happen to pleasantly plump around Easter-time and therefore it just be naturally obvious what was for dinner?
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spookygoddess78
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myliftkk wrote >>
spookygoddess78 wrote >>
I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)I guess I'm more curious, philosophically speaking, on why ham has become the default main dish of Easter in American society (reinforced by mega-business like Honey-Baked Ham), in the manner of turkey at Xmas, as opposed to say beef, or something else. I say that from my own family experience and many others, and of course the Honey-Baked Ham line that stretches around the block. Now, they all thought ham was pretty tasty too (minus myself), but we could've had ham any day of the year, so why especially on Easter.
I'm just wondering if there's some sort of historical context as to why ham is the meat of choice for Easter. The whole thumbing the nose at Jews thing is probably just an interesting coincidence (but who knows). In agrarian America did the pigs just happen to pleasantly plump around Easter-time and therefore it just be naturally obvious what was for dinner?Interesting thoughts - for a different thread perhaps? This thread isn't about the why of ham...it's about the where of ham in Columbus - glorious, glorious ham!
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Twixlen
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myliftkk wrote >>
spookygoddess78 wrote >>
I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)I guess I'm more curious, philosophically speaking, on why ham has become the default main dish of Easter in American society (reinforced by mega-business like Honey-Baked Ham), in the manner of turkey at Xmas, as opposed to say beef, or something else. I say that from my own family experience and many others, and of course the Honey-Baked Ham line that stretches around the block. Now, they all thought ham was pretty tasty too (minus myself), but we could've had ham any day of the year, so why especially on Easter.
I'm just wondering if there's some sort of historical context as to why ham is the meat of choice for Easter. The whole thumbing the nose at Jews thing is probably just an interesting coincidence (but who knows). In agrarian America did the pigs just happen to pleasantly plump around Easter-time and therefore it just be naturally obvious what was for dinner?Well - I was raised in the south, and the only holiday that wasn't ham, was Thanksgiving. And then we would have turkey AND ham.
If I had to guess as to the reason for why ham, is that the celebration of Easter has some foundation in Pagan rituals surrounding the equinox. Perhaps because salted pork "keeps" very well over the winter months, it would likely be on the menu of any celebrations at that time.
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Twixlen
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spookygoddess78 wrote >>
myliftkk wrote >>
spookygoddess78 wrote >>
I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)I guess I'm more curious, philosophically speaking, on why ham has become the default main dish of Easter in American society (reinforced by mega-business like Honey-Baked Ham), in the manner of turkey at Xmas, as opposed to say beef, or something else. I say that from my own family experience and many others, and of course the Honey-Baked Ham line that stretches around the block. Now, they all thought ham was pretty tasty too (minus myself), but we could've had ham any day of the year, so why especially on Easter.
I'm just wondering if there's some sort of historical context as to why ham is the meat of choice for Easter. The whole thumbing the nose at Jews thing is probably just an interesting coincidence (but who knows). In agrarian America did the pigs just happen to pleasantly plump around Easter-time and therefore it just be naturally obvious what was for dinner?Interesting thoughts - for a different thread perhaps? This thread isn't about the why of ham...it's about the where of ham in Columbus - glorious, glorious ham!
D'oh - you are right.... You know, I wonder how local the ham is at the fabulous Meat Packers Outlet? I'll have to ask next time I'm in.... The last time I had my hands on a raw ham, I did much like lisathewaitress - simmer on the stove for a few hours (big ham) - I just do my simmering in ginger ale. :)
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myliftkk
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spookygoddess78 wrote >>
myliftkk wrote >>
spookygoddess78 wrote >>
I'm not Christian and typically don't celebrate Easter. My parents are coming to town and they will be here on that day so my sister and I thought it would be nice to have a family dinner with them. The reason I'm choosing ham? I like it. :-)I guess I'm more curious, philosophically speaking, on why ham has become the default main dish of Easter in American society (reinforced by mega-business like Honey-Baked Ham), in the manner of turkey at Xmas, as opposed to say beef, or something else. I say that from my own family experience and many others, and of course the Honey-Baked Ham line that stretches around the block. Now, they all thought ham was pretty tasty too (minus myself), but we could've had ham any day of the year, so why especially on Easter.
I'm just wondering if there's some sort of historical context as to why ham is the meat of choice for Easter. The whole thumbing the nose at Jews thing is probably just an interesting coincidence (but who knows). In agrarian America did the pigs just happen to pleasantly plump around Easter-time and therefore it just be naturally obvious what was for dinner?Interesting thoughts - for a different thread perhaps? This thread isn't about the why of ham...it's about the where of ham in Columbus - glorious, glorious ham!
Apologies for the attempted thread-jacking... ;)
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lifeliberty
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We used to always have Lamb and chitone for Easter. haven't been home for Easter in years though, can't deal with 71 traffic on Sunday.
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DonnaTate
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lisathewaitress wrote >>
Thurn's on the South Side also has amazing hams. If you aren't cooking for lots of people, their cottage ham is great. You just simmer it for like 45 minutes on the stove top. Really. that's it. It's amazing.Oh yes, Thurn's is the place to go. I'm drooling right now just thinking about all the goodies they have there!
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