Stuffed ham is a variety of ham in which cabbage, kale, onions, spices and seasonings are chopped and mixed, then stuffed into deep slits slashed in a whole corned or smoked ham.[1] The ham is covered with extra stuffing, wrapped in a cloth to hold everything together, and then boiled until the meat and greens are fully cooked. Stuffed ham is believed to have originated in Southern Maryland, specifically in St. Mary's County, and remains popular in that region to this day.[2] Often used as a Christmas ham, this preparation has been popular for at least 200 years. Typically the ham has a distinctively spicy flavor due to added seasoning. Recipes vary widely, since they are traditionally passed down from one family member to another.
 Maryland stuffed ham | |
| Alternative names | Maryland stuffed ham |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Region or state | Maryland |
| Associated cuisine | Southern |
| Main ingredients | Corned ham, greens |
Salmonella vector
editIn 1997, improperly prepared stuffed ham served at the Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church fund-raising dinner in Chaptico, Maryland was responsible for one of the largest multi-drug resistant Salmonella Heidelberg outbreaks in Maryland which sickened 750 people and caused two deaths.[3][4][5] The CDC documented the incident in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ Alumnae (1959). Treasured Recipes of Old St. Mary's County. St. Mary's Academy.
- ^ Stern, Jane (Jun 4, 2009). 500 Things to Eat Before It's Too Late: and the Very Best Places to Eat Them. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 107. ISBN 9780547416441.
- ^ Jensen, Peter; Thompson, Neal (7 November 1997), "Illnesses blamed on church dinner exceed 600 cases Fatal heart attack of Baltimore woman could be linked to it", Baltimore Sun, retrieved 12 Nov 2017
- ^ Buote, Brenda (26 November 1997), "Culprit at church dinner was ham Markets in St. Mary's won't be penalized, health officials say", Baltimore Sun, retrieved 12 Nov 2017
- ^ Shields, Todd; Goldstein, Avram (7 November 1997), "Stuffed Ham Suspected in Illness", Washington Post, retrieved 12 Nov 2017
- ^ Varma, JK; Greene, KD (2005), "Hospitalization and Antimicrobial Resistance in Salmonella Outbreaks, 1984–2002", Emerging Infectious Diseases, 11 (6): 943–946, doi:10.3201/eid1106.041231, PMC 3367611, PMID 15963293
Further reading
edit- Mary Z. Gray (December 5, 1982), "Stuffed Ham with a Kick", The New York Times, retrieved 2007-12-14
- Patricia Bixler Reber (2006), Southern Maryland Stuffed Ham, retrieved 2007-12-14
- Kim Severson (March 19, 2018), "In This Corner of Maryland, Holidays Mean a Stuffed Ham", The New York Times, retrieved 2019-11-28
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