Quote: " I have never seen or tasted anyone use cured pork to make head cheese. I have seen nearly everything in head cheese (some I wish I could forget), but don't remember a cured cheese. Hey, why not try it! "
That looks like a great batch of eats. Just some info. All commercial made and sold Head Cheese is Cured. The reason is twofold. One, Pink Meat is prettier and looks more appetizing in the deli case. Uncured Head Cheese is grayish brown and looks spoiled under the blue/white lights of a deli case. Two, Cured Meat Keeps Longer. Commercial producer's make, store and distribute thousands of pounds of product. Then a slow mover sits in the grocery stores walk-in and deli case for more time. An uncured product could spoil before it even arrived at the store, not profitable. I would eat the stuff you got there with or without cure...JJ
