You know, you would think after me living all these years I would be smart enough not to have done something so stupid! First of all, I wanted to get a nice ham for Easter. I had the brand name in mind and asked my friend to get it for me as she lives by the store that carries this particular one. She asked me if I wanted a whole ham and I said yes after only a couple seconds of thinking. I SHOULD have thought about this a tiny bit longer. She even asked me again...."are you SURE you want a whole ham" and I again said yes. So on Thursday before Easter she brings it to work and said she would put it in my car for me. Which she did. I didn't see it until it was quitting time and I got into my car to go home. There it sat....in the child's car seat...HA...what a sense of humor my friend has. It looked like a small pony sitting there. I thought to myself ... boy that's a lot of ham ... but came on home without thinking of further consequences again.
I kept it in the car until early Easter morning. It was cold outside, below freezing but my car is garage kept so it didn't freeze it solid. I nearly wrenched my back carrying this hummer inside. The weight on it said 27.8 lbs. Talk about a LOT of ham!
I took it out of the wrapper and wiped it down. I struggled getting it into the roasting pan. I actually had to trim off some of the fat so it would fit. I just know I threw both of my shoulders out of joint putting that sucker into the oven...but I managed. After a few hours the house smelt wonderful. Bottom line here is that our dinner was delicious...the ham was delicious...the ham STILL is delicious. I think I may be having this same ham as a daily diet til July 4th. I have given away half of it. I have tried to fix it just about every way one can imagine and I STILL have enough left to feed the entire population of Utah. I have learned a lesson....even at my age.
So I have been nursing my sore back and shoulders and all the while getting mighty sick of ham. March madness is coming to a close and I'm hoping all the mayhem and chaos will go with it. Its a crazy time for me and it always leaves me in a mess with so many things to do that have been put aside due to my own procrastination. Such a dirty word, isn't it? You would think that I would learn, wouldn't you....but I never seem to. So I'll be back, hopefully tomorrow and maybe I'll feel a little lighter since March is leaving....and leaving noisily too. We have wind advisories up for the night; gusting to over 50 mph. Hopefully we won't lose our power.
8 comments:
Way to HAM it up, Val...
Out like a Lion, then, is March? Definitely does not sound lamb-esque.
Hey, at least you didn't used condensed instead of evaporated milk...don't even get me started on all my STOOOPID kitchen botches. That could cover a month's worth of blogs for me alone... :)
Be well, Val!
I LOVE IT!
What a great story, and it's a good thing you like ham...
Have an awsome day today Charlotte!
Wow, at least you like ham. I can't stand it, I'd go crazy if that was all there was to eat. Maybe freeze it and use it as an ice pack? lol
Hugs and love to ya!
I did that this past thanksgiving with a turkey. Cantcha freeze some of the meat and use it for making beans and stews? mmmmm....
I know what you mean about how hard it is on your back though - it's hard to handle, I almost dropped the turkey.
I hope April is better for you. I've missed you.
lovins,
fiwa
ok-- now THAT sounds like you pulled a "soul" on this one charlotte!
i was crackin up.
not at you-- but, well, at your expense i spose.
anyhow-- i don't love ham.. but i'd help eat it if you were here-- yep-- as usual .. stahvin ovah heah!!
take care- and have a good tuesday
Yummm at least it was HAM and not something else that wasn't so good...is there a ham diet???
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lol, would you like some ham with that ham???
Isn't it fun to be senile? :))
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