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Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:26:25 GMT

Anyone make ham loaf? I get it at butcher shop, wish I knew the ham to pork ratio.

Re: Ham loaf

sabatini — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:07:34 GMT

Hi! I've never made it, or heard of it. LOL!

But there are lots of recipes online. Try this:

Ham Loaf I Recipe - Allrecipes.com

Good luck!

Re: Ham loaf

Mz iMac — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:12:05 GMT

@Nomorebirthdays wrote:
wish I knew the ham to pork ratio.

Ham is pork!

Re: Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:52:59 GMT

@Mz iMac. I know that, it is ground ham and ground pork mixture. I know how to season it just not the ratio to grind my own.

What's with the snarky unhelpful statment.

Re: Ham loaf

Mz iMac — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:02:23 GMT

Your questions/statement(s) does not make any sense. If that is being snarky then so be it.

Ham & pork are one & the same ground up or not!

@Nomorebirthdays

Re: Ham loaf

LUVNLIFE — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:07:46 GMT

Our family has a ham loaf recipe but it is ground ham, pork and beef (1/3 equal parts) than a sauce mixture goes over it when baking. I found 1 lb. frozen ground ham, just like the frozen ground sausage at Fareway. I didn't realize they sold ham that way. It's easier to have on hand now I don't need the deli or meat counter to grind it.

Re: Ham loaf

KathT — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:14:18 GMT

One of our local stores sells ham loaf mix. One recipe I made years ago used equal parts ground ham & ground pork. When I discovered the premade mix, I stopped making my own. We have ham loaf meatballs every year on "Ground Hog" Day.

Re: Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:40:10 GMT

@KathT @LUVNLIFE. Thanks I think I'll try the 50:50 mix.

Re: Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:43:39 GMT

@Mz iMac. Ham is cured, pork is not. Since you have no idea what ham loaf is why comment.

Re: Ham loaf

Mz iMac — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:47:39 GMT

@Nomorebirthdays

Unless you are member of my "offline" family you do not know what I know!

Re: Ham loaf

KatieB — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:51:09 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
Your questions/statement(s) does not make any sense. If that is being snarky then so be it.

Ham & pork are one & the same ground up or not!
@Nomorebirthdays

Just to correct your statement: Ham is pork, but a ham comes from a particular part of the pig....

Re: Ham loaf

Kachina624 — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 00:57:22 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
Your questions/statement(s) does not make any sense. If that is being snarky then so be it.

Ham & pork are one & the same ground up or not!
@Nomorebirthdays

They might as well be different meats because they taste totally different.

Re: Ham loaf

vabreeze — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 01:04:45 GMT

@Mz iMac

Who's being snarky????? Certainly not you. Acttually, your initial response gave me a chuckle. The last time I heard, any meat that comes from the pig is classified as pork. Hence, pork can be cured or uncured meat.

Re: Ham loaf

noodleann — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 01:16:11 GMT

If you open most recipe books, you'll find that ham is indexed separately from pork. Cooks and foodies know its origin, of course, but because it's such a different product, put it in a separate category. This post is about a ham loaf, after all. If the OP had posted about a "pork loaf," I'd be expecting a discussion about a meatloaf consisting mainly of ground pork meat. Ground ham is not the same thing.

I think I've added at least 20 cookbooks to my collection in a fruitless effort to find a ham loaf that replicates one made by a woman in a hotel I worked in as a teenager. She was a hardbitten, chain-smoking little thing, but she could turn out the most amazing comfort food. Her ham loaf was perfect. She used some kind of a glaze that you couldn't see (definitely not ketchup) that added just the right touch of sweetness to it. The recipe probably died with her.

Good luck, OP, in your quest.

Re: Ham loaf

Blk&GoldFan — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 02:33:51 GMT

@@Nomorebirthdays Here's a recipe my neighbor shared with me years ago. I've made it many times, but not lately. Might be time to "dust it off" and make it soon.

1-1/2 pounds smoked ham

1/2 pound pork

Grind these two together if not already purchased ground.

1 c. bread crumbs

2 eggs

Mix and form into loaf shape.

SYRUP

1 c. brown sugar

1/2 c. vinegar

3/4 c. water

1-1/2 t. dry mustard

Boil syrup. Pour over loaf.\

Bake 2 hours in 325 degree oven.

Baste occasionally with syrup while baking.

Re: Ham loaf

sabatini — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 03:25:39 GMT

@Mz iMac, the OP's question made perfect sense.

She just wanted to combine fresh with cured pork.

There's cured pork: bacon, ham, smoked pork shoulder, prosciutto, pancetta, etc.

Then we have fresh pork: pork loin, pork chops, ribs, crown roast, etc.

So, if you're going to have a ham for dinner, you sure wouldn't buy 10 pounds of prosciutto, or a big package of pork chops.

It's not the same.

Re: Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:16:01 GMT

@noodleann. I use 3 lbs of ham loaf, dry mustard, ground cloves, eggs, bread crumbs, pepper, and a good at of brown sugar. Uncover in last 15 minutes to brown. It kind of makes its own sweet crust. I just do not measure to give accurate amts.

Re: Ham loaf

Nomorebirthdays — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 15:21:27 GMT

@Blk&GoldFan. Thanks, it was the pork/ham I was iffy about. We butchered a lot of hogs, but my aunt did the sausage and ham loaf has passed with alot of stuff not passed on. I'll figure it out.

Go steelers?

I posted here what I use in ham loaf.

Re: Ham loaf

Mz iMac — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 19:28:06 GMT

@sabatini wrote:
@Mz iMac, the OP's question made perfect sense.

She just wanted to combine fresh with cured pork.

@sabatini

The OP made no mention of "cured" pork. You can purchase ham either way. OP did not specify. Pork is pork is pork, cured or not.

Re: Ham loaf

noodleann — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 19:31:53 GMT

@Mz iMac wrote:
@sabatini wrote:
@Mz iMac, the OP's question made perfect sense.

She just wanted to combine fresh with cured pork.

@sabatini

The OP made no mention of "cured" pork. You can purchase ham either way. OP did not specify. Pork is pork is pork, cured or not.

Duly noting your sigline . . .