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new (but actually quite old) way to enjoy left over ham

RRP
RRP Posts: 26,454
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At least 37 years ago my wife was given a sandwich recipe using shaved ham which I never cared for. BUT I followed it using diced ham instead. I happened to stumble across the recipe yesterday in an old card index recipe file box pushed to the back of a bottom shelf. I know I have not made them now for at least 34 years. Tonight I altered the recipe even more to our liking and those sandwiches ROCKED! Actually I can see how they could be made ahead and served after warming on my BGE since the sandwiches are made and then wrapped in foil and merely reheated. In fact I see no reason they could not be made days in advance and taken on camping trips or whatever.

For 3 sandwiches using hamburger buns:

I diced 1/2+ pound of ham which I had "egged" on my large so that makes it a BGE recipe - right? I'm not asking anyone to beg me for my altered recipe, but I'll be glad to share - in the morning - as this old puppy has got to hit the sack!
Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    Shaved ham.  Am I the only one turned on by this?
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    nolaegghead said:
    Shaved ham.  Am I the only one turned on by this?
    I think I'm just shy of that @nolaegghead, but I might be suspicious of anyone that gave my wife shaved or pressed ham.  Pretty risque for 37 years ago unless you were Freddy Mercury or something.

    Lots going on here.  We have ham, in one shape or another.  Hamburger buns.  Foil.  A tired puppy (not clear if wearing the puppy out is key to the recipe or not).

    I'm tuned in for the big reveal.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • bajatom2
    bajatom2 Posts: 17
    Where's the recipe please>
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  • EggMcMic
    EggMcMic Posts: 340
    Maybe it is a contest to see who can fill in the most blanks or come up with the closest guess...
    Bun, ham, cheese (swiss), dijon (sp?) mustard, wrapped in foil, heated on BGE.

    Did I win?
    EggMcMcc
    Central Illinois
    First L BGE July 2016, RecTec, Traeger, Weber, Campchef
    Second BGE, a MMX, February 2017
    Third BGE, another large, May, 2017
    Added another griddle (BassPro) December 2017
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    pretty sure hes making a sandwich and not hamwallets

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454
    edited January 2017
    bajatom2 said:
    Where's the recipe please>
    Thank you - guess these guys have never heard of a meat product called Buddig which has been around for years. At least in these parts that thinly carved meat is referred to as "shaved" - but I chose to use diced ham pieces instead.

    Poppy Seed Hot Ham Sandwiches (makes 3 sandwiches)
    by RRP Dunlap, IL

    2 T poppy seeds
    2 T diced onions
    2 T Honey Dijon mustard
    1/2 stick butter
    2 slices Swiss cheese (one for each side)

    melt butter and mix well with the first above ingredients and spread on both sides of hamburger buns - top with the cheese - then refrigerate for 30 minutes so butter will solidify holding ingredients in place.

    Place bottom bun on sheet of aluminum foil and top each sandwich with 4 oz of diced ham, add the top bun, wrap sandwich in the foil. Place in 350º oven for 20 minutes.
    Enjoy!


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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454
    edited January 2017

    EggMcMic said:
    Maybe it is a contest to see who can fill in the most blanks or come up with the closest guess...
    Bun, ham, cheese (swiss), dijon (sp?) mustard, wrapped in foil, heated on BGE.

    Did I win?
    Quite close actually - bet your Father may have also gotten that from a Richwoods teachers' recipe exchange years ago like Pat did!
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time 
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  • KiterTodd
    KiterTodd Posts: 2,466
    edited January 2017
    My western Pennsylvania Grandmother used to make ham salad for us as kids. I hated it.  My mom said she grew up eating it.

    If memory serves, she'd put ham through a meat grinder with sweet pickles and probably a combo of mayo and mustard.  Nothing fancy.

    I may like it now, but it'd have to be dill pickles with some hot sauce added.

    Anyway, that's how a Polish mom used to feed leftover ham to a family of seven 70 years ago.  Times were tough, money was tight, but she raised 5 great kids and kept a salesmen husband fed so he could play in the local jazz clubs at night.
    LBGE/Maryland
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 34,583
    @RRP
    how would thatbe with a sharp cheddar, i cannot pick up any taste from swiss whatso@RRP

    @kittertodd
    count yourself lucky, french grandmas boiled down ground pork, slapped it on two pieces white bread

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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    We make these for tailgating all the time but use King's Hawaiian rolls.  They're awesome.

    Do you shave the ham before you dice it??

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  • EggMcMic
    EggMcMic Posts: 340
    RRP said:
    Quite close actually - bet your Father may have also gotten that from a Richwoods teachers' recipe exchange years ago like Pat did!
    My mom has been making it (altered) for years. She never used the Buddig (which I know...shudder) but used leftover ham slices. Always a favorite of mine. 
    EggMcMcc
    Central Illinois
    First L BGE July 2016, RecTec, Traeger, Weber, Campchef
    Second BGE, a MMX, February 2017
    Third BGE, another large, May, 2017
    Added another griddle (BassPro) December 2017
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454
    fishlessman said:
    @RRP
    how would thatbe with a sharp cheddar, i cannot pick up any taste from swiss whatso@RRP

    @kittertodd
    count yourself lucky, french grandmas boiled down ground pork, slapped it on two pieces white bread

    DSC_0359jpg

    Sure! Suit yourself! The original recipe I have used no cheese. I happen to like Swiss with ham.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454

    GATraveller said:
    We make these for tailgating all the time but use King's Hawaiian rolls.  They're awesome.

    Do you shave the ham before you dice it??
    No I used left over sliced ham and diced it into pieces of about 1/4" cubes.
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,454
    KiterTodd said:
    My western Pennsylvania Grandmother used to make ham salad for us as kids. I hated it.  My mom said she grew up eating it.

    If memory serves, she'd put ham through a meat grinder with sweet pickles and probably a combo of mayo and mustard.  Nothing fancy.


    That's funny - we grew up with a similar ground sandwich which was always a real treat. Mom would cook a chuck roast and then grind it adding just sweet pickles and then mixing in mayo. I haven't made it for several years now but it is on my "gotta fix again" list!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    sweet pickles ground w/bologna on white bread was the version I remember, but from a friends grandmother, not my family.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    RRP said:
    KiterTodd said:
    My western Pennsylvania Grandmother used to make ham salad for us as kids. I hated it.  My mom said she grew up eating it.

    If memory serves, she'd put ham through a meat grinder with sweet pickles and probably a combo of mayo and mustard.  Nothing fancy.


    That's funny - we grew up with a similar ground sandwich which was always a real treat. Mom would cook a chuck roast and then grind it adding just sweet pickles and then mixing in mayo. I haven't made it for several years now but it is on my "gotta fix again" list!
    Ham Salad.......awesome!  Really takes me back.

    "Social media gives legions of idiots the right to speak when they once only spoke at a bar after a glass of wine, without harming the community [...] but now they have the same right to speak as a Nobel Prize winner. It's the invasion of the idiots."
                                                                                  -Umberto Eco

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    Peachtree Corners, GA
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  • KiterTodd
    KiterTodd Posts: 2,466
    GATraveller said:
    RRP said:
    That's funny - we grew up with a similar ground sandwich which was always a real treat. Mom would cook a chuck roast and then grind it adding just sweet pickles and then mixing in mayo. I haven't made it for several years now but it is on my "gotta fix again" list!
    Ham Salad.......awesome!  Really takes me back.
    You two are disgusting.  I just puked a little bit in my mouth thinking about the stuff...  ;)
    :lol:

    In fairness, I do think that sweet pickles are an accident that should not have been repeated.
    LBGE/Maryland
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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    http://www.kingshawaiian.com/recipes/hawaiian-ham--swiss-slider/

    Little Rock, AR

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