Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham

[foodnerd.org]

Hey all! Easter is coming up, and I am engaging in some research regarding stuffed ham. Anybody have recommendations for restaurants? Or any suggestions regarding home preparation? I've had it exactly once about 12 years ago, while on a B & B mini-vacation. I remember it being extremely spicy, and strangely addictive. It is absolutely nowhere to be found here in central MD. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[DTBarton]

I live in central Maryland and you can find stuffed hams in the spring if you keep your eyes open. Look in the food sections of local newspapers on Wednesdays and you'll probably find an ad for a church that's making them. Some butchers also take special orders for them this time of year.

A Google search turns up many recipes. As luck would have it, the New York Times has a piece about stuffed ham today.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...751C1A964948260

[foodnerd.org]

I live in central Maryland and you can find stuffed hams in the spring if you keep your eyes open.  Look in the food sections of local newspapers on Wednesdays and you'll probably find an ad for a church that's making them.  Some butchers also take special orders for them this time of year.

A Google search turns up many recipes.  As luck would have it, the New York Times has a piece about stuffed ham today.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...751C1A964948260

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Wow really? Can you point me to some specific places? I had no idea thanks so much for the reply!

[DTBarton]

I don't know if you can get them without driving a bit to the south, but I see them advertised every spring.

Here's a link to a Southern maryland forum that tells of several places to obtain stuffed ham:

http://forums.somd.com/life-southern-maryl...tuffed-ham.html

Sounds like at least one of those places (J.W. Dent and sons) might send you one.

Nick's (in Clinton, Prince Frederick, Waldorf) sells them and it's not too far south. Call first to check on availability.

I'll post again if I see some of the ads this year I've seen before.

[foodnerd.org]

I don't know if you can get them without driving a bit to the south, but I see them advertised every spring.

Here's a link to a Southern maryland forum that tells of several places to obtain stuffed ham:

http://forums.somd.com/life-southern-maryl...tuffed-ham.html

Sounds like at least one of those places (J.W. Dent and sons) might send you one.

Nick's (in Clinton, Prince Frederick, Waldorf) sells them and it's not too far south.  Call first to check on availability.

I'll post again if I see some of the ads this year I've seen before.

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DTBarton I can't thank you enough for all this info. What I'd like to do is drive down to St. Mary's and try a few places, and if they exist try some from other parts of MD. I've heard tell there's a deli in Baltimore that sells it this time of year. And then finally, after I have a good sense of what it *should* taste like, try making it at home. If you come across any interesting ads, let me know and thanks again!

[Holly Moore]

Had my first stuffed ham in a sandwich at the St. Mary's Oyster Fest.

[DTBarton]

I had a chat with a butcher I frequent in Annapolis yesterday. http://www.thebutchersblock.net/ He said he doesn't sell stuffed hams due to the risk of food poisoning if they're not cooked to a high enough internal temperature. There was a somewhat celebrated case of this a few years back where several people were sickened after eating stuffed ham at a church dinner. He will get you a corned ham if you want to make your own.

I think the risk is minimal. Since you start with a corned ham, there shouldn't be much danger of inadequate cooking (the ham's already cured and the stuffing doesn't have anything that would hurt you even if you ate it raw). My guess is the church story, which is now urban legend, was more the result of improper storage (inadequate refrigeration) than improper cooking.