[Sca-cooks] Maryland Stuffed Ham

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Mark.S Harris wrote:

 > So, what is "Maryland Stuffed Ham"? Is this a substitute for those that
 >  don't have any clams? :-)


Well, it might be, but I think Maryland does have clams, so it may be
for those either unable or too silly to eat them. Although, technically,
Maryland is more of an oyster kind of place...

Maryland Stuffed Ham (the party of the third part being referred to
henceforth as "stuffed ham") is a stuffed ham dish indigenous and more
or less peculiar to Maryland. While some authorities insist this must be
made with a corned ham, rather than a salted and smoked ham, most seem
to agree that the stuffing is inserted into the bone cavity after the
ham has either been glove-boned or butterflied (in other words, either
not split, but rather left as a tube shape, or split open for removal of
the bone), and filled with a mixed vegetable stuffing based on chopped
greens such as cabbage, kale, and possibly even watercress. This is then
wrapped in a cloth and simmered until tender. Served cold, in slices.
There are apparently some effete restaurants that sell a variant of this
dish in which the stuffing is rolled up in slices of the ham. Which
could make for a wonderful dish, but not really the same thing.

Adamantius
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