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What are you serving at your celebration?
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What are you serving at your celebration?
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More ham or maybe a pork roast, baked sweet potatoes, bread dressing, something else unknown possibly yellow grits and a fruit cake from Collin Street Bakery.
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For us, it's fairly standard fare and nothing like the enormous spread that I grew up with, but then again, growing up, we'd have family from all over the states come together for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Usually, 30 people minimum at our house.
For my family, it will be turkey and gravy, dressing, rolls, sweet potato casserole, pecan pie and chocolate pie.
This recipe I use for the dressing is the closest thing to what I grew up with. Southern Cornbread Dressing - Dinner at the Zoo I don't put the sage in; we never used sage. I also find that the chicken or vegetable broth you choose to use is a huge factor in how it's going to taste.
And this is the recipe for the sweet potato casserole which I never ever ate growing up, but my husband did, so I had to learn how to cook it as well. Sweet Potato Casserole with Candied Pecans + Marshmallows - A Sassy Spoon I don't put the pecans on it because I feel that's a waste of pecans, and good pecans aren't cheap. I've also come to enjoy it greatly when mixed with the stuffing. 😁
For my family, it will be turkey and gravy, dressing, rolls, sweet potato casserole, pecan pie and chocolate pie.
This recipe I use for the dressing is the closest thing to what I grew up with. Southern Cornbread Dressing - Dinner at the Zoo I don't put the sage in; we never used sage. I also find that the chicken or vegetable broth you choose to use is a huge factor in how it's going to taste.
And this is the recipe for the sweet potato casserole which I never ever ate growing up, but my husband did, so I had to learn how to cook it as well. Sweet Potato Casserole with Candied Pecans + Marshmallows - A Sassy Spoon I don't put the pecans on it because I feel that's a waste of pecans, and good pecans aren't cheap. I've also come to enjoy it greatly when mixed with the stuffing. 😁
The elders in my family LOVED that damn fruitcake. I never did develop a taste for it.
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Sounds like the holiday dinners I grew up on and used to make. We don't really like turkey and the kids grew up and move out of state so stopped doing all that stuff. That cornbread dressing and the casserole you posted are much like we used to make.
I buy that damn fruit cake a couple times a year.
I buy that damn fruit cake a couple times a year.
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My daughter and I are making an old family dressing recipe. Sadly, it will likely be one of the only homemade items served - the cooking gene seems not to run in her mother's family.
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Kirkland spiral sliced ham and rolls is all I have to do. Guests will bring much more.
I want to serve this ham cold. However the package directions recommend to heat to a specific temp. I know my dad served it cold. And I want to do the same. Is this okay?
I want to serve this ham cold. However the package directions recommend to heat to a specific temp. I know my dad served it cold. And I want to do the same. Is this okay?
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I've got a duck. Probably make some rice stuffing or some form of rice with it. Various vegetables; I've still got carrots in the ground. I thought I would have company but it's just going to be me and my 2 daughters. So I'm scaling the menu back a bit. I will probably still use the shrimp ring I bought. One of the local supermarkets has had virtually every size of shrimp ring you could want on sale the last 2 weeks.
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"I want to serve this ham cold... Is this okay?"
A lot of them come with instructions saying to serve cold. Not my favorite way but to each his/her own.
A lot of them come with instructions saying to serve cold. Not my favorite way but to each his/her own.
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I think I would check to make sure it is labeled as fully cooked. If so, I would think it would be okay.
I'll see what the internet says and report back with some links.
And here we go: AskUSDA
“No. Both whole or half, cooked, vacuum-packaged hams packaged in federally inspected plants and canned hams can be eaten cold, right out of the package. However, if you want to reheat these cooked hams, set the oven no lower than 325 °F and heat to an internal temperature of 140 °F as measured with a food thermometer. Unpackaged, cooked ham is potentially contaminated with pathogens. For cooked hams that have been repackaged in any other location outside the processing plant or for leftover cooked ham, heat to 165 °F. See a timetable for cooking ham at Ham and Food Safety.”
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"Whether you are cooking a raw ham or preparing a ready-to eat ham product, follow these steps for a ham that is cooked to perfection.
- Ham that is not ready-to-eat but has the appearance of ready-to-eat products will bear a statement on the label indicating the product needs cooking.
- Ham that requires cooking before consumption or fresh, raw ham must reach an internal temperature of 145°F (with a three-minute rest time). Set the oven no lower than 325°F.
- Cooked canned ham and cooked vacuum-packaged ham, both from federally inspected plants, can be eaten right out of the package. All of these along with spiral-cut cooked ham are safe to eat cold or can be warmed to an internal temperature of 145°F, as they are already fully cooked. For cooked hams that have been repackaged in any other location outside the processing plant, heat to an internal temperature of 165°F, measured with a food thermometer, before you serve it."
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I've never bought the Kirkland one. I also have never cooked a spiral ham as I feel it sucks all the moisture out.
Unless it says must be cooked, I would cut the wide end of the package off and set it a casserole dish to drain for about 12 hours before I served it.
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Actually it is very moist. Its even more moist cold. I have purchased them in the past. Always very good. Its superior to most any ham I have ever had. They slice it after its been cured and smoked. The slices are all snug against each other as well.
I need to double check, but I think the package recommends heating to a certain temperature. It also say fully cooked I think.
Probably they want to cover any possible liability and thats why they say to heat it?
I haven't noticed any liquid other than the little bit when you first open the package. Kirkland products are excellent.
I will go and look at it and see.
Oh...They have a package of glaze with each ham. Maybe thats why they recommend heating it?
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I think you just found the answer, especially if the ham says it's fully cooked.
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Turkey with chestnut stuffing (a family tradition I've been delighted to carry on), mashed potatoes, peas and pearl onions, mashed sweet potatoes for Mom and the husband, maple glazed carrots and dinner rolls. Chocolate cheesecake and mince pie for Mom. Why anybody would choose to eat fruitcake without the cake part is beyond me!
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