Ham question

[jimbo68801]

I took a hog in to get butchered and forgot to tell them to keep the hams whole, so now they are cut into approximately 5lbs each can i still cure them and then smoke them the same way as a whole ham, or would it be less cure and smoking time

 

[diggingdogfarm]

Yes.
The amount of cure you use is going to depend on how you're curing.



~Martin

 

[pigglywiggly]

Keep the ratio of cure the same, the amount of time you leave it in the cure will be a little shorter though, so instead of like 3-4 weeks for a whole ham you will probably be able to pull it at 2-3 weeks. I use Pop's recipie of 1 gal water, 1 tbsp cure #1, 1 cup salt, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup brown sugar. You can play with the ingredients for taste, but the cure ratio should stay about the same as I understand it.