Roast boiled ham

If we do give up meat for a year there's quite a lot of meat I won't miss at all:

Offal
McDonalds/KFC etc
Pepperoni and other tasteless versions of preserved pig, often found on pizzas

and plenty I can't imagine missing:

Venison
Pheasant
Pigeon

and I would have included gammon on that second list. What's the point in a thick, rubberised piece of bacon, only made palatable by a tinned pineapple ring?

However, last night Anne boiled up a ham, put something sweet and sticky on the fat and then roasted it off. Served with unctuous parsley sauce, butternut squash in a cream and tomato sauce, cheesy-baked courgettes and red onions, and a very sticky pommes coq d'or. Sticky to
the pan that is.

And now I fear I may miss it all next year...


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