Comments on: Col. Bill Newsom’s Kentucky Country Ham

By: Nancy Allf

Nancy Allf — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 16:24:19 +0000

Yummy- didn’t know anyone outside Kentucky even *knew* about country ham! You should mention- goes great with fried green tomatoes.

By: RSchiffman

RSchiffman — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:09:17 +0000

Wonderful post. Let me echo “dr” as well. It’s been a grand year of reading your blog entries. I hope you’ll let me do one shill that I have no financial interest in.

One of the great wine programs for mid priced wines is Navarro’s. They also always include a little gift in the Winter shipment. This year it was a primitive mustard. This stuff is so simple and with such good ingredients that is deserves a mention with this post about such great hams. I’ve had it with a different ham recently, and it’s heaven.

http://www.navarrowine.com/shop/productdetail.php?prodid=787

Thanks again John for a wonderful year.

By: bwdining

bwdining — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:53:51 +0000

If you happen to have some left next time we meet, I would pay dearly just for a slice. See you soon!

By: dr

dr — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:39:08 +0000

My, my, my. ELV–on the second to the last day of the year, after pages of beautiful photos and tempting words about a year’s worth of meals in Las Vegas–you are ending with what I must say is your most delicious post of 2008.

Now some do say that I tend to go to exceptional lengths when I portray the beauty of what can come from the kitchen using some of our most basic, natural products. Like cooking a Prime Rib of Beef. I just can’t help myself. But all the prime grade beef in the Midwest doesn’t come close to the wondrous aroma and flavor of a Kentucky Country Ham.

Gourmets are often in awe of how something so basic-pork, salt, sugar and maybe a hint of hickory smoke-can produce something every bit as delicious and priceless as the most expensive imported prosciutto.

And so, ELV, you have given me the greatest gift of my 2008 Holiday Season-what I will call the “Country Ham Post.” Thank you.