Appleton Spiral Sliced Half Honey Ham

Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham.  The Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham is carried by the ALDI grocery chain. More than 800 stores, where you can buy an Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham, are located between the Mississippi River and the East Coast.  10 stores are located within 20 miles of my home in Stone Mountain, GA. The Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham, is a fully cooked ham that includes a honey glaze package   The Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham is one that I often buy for my family. 

Hams like the Applewood Smoked Spiral Sliced Ham are tasty because they are dry-cured.  They're rubbed with salt and sugar or honey.  After that they are aged and dried for up to 6 months.

Spiral Sliced Hams are smoked for several hours.  This step in the dry-curing process preserves and flavors the ham.  Appleton spiral sliced half honey hams are smoked for maximum flavor.  Americans have long enjoyed hardwood-smoked ham.  Hams are smoked over hickory, pecan, apple wood, maple, cherry, oak and other hardwoods.

Most dry-cured hams are sold fully cooked and ready-to-serve.  This is the case with the Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham, making it a great offering for almost any gathering.  Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham is an example of a ham that is OK to eat cold.  Appleton spiral sliced half honey hams, in fact, are BEST eaten cold.  Heating a spiral sliced honey glazed ham such as an Appleton can dry out the meat and cause the glaze to melt and run off.

The slicing process used for the Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham was patented in 1957 by Harry Hoenselaar.  The machine he invented cuts a ham in one continuous spiral slice.  This helps to keep the ham moist and reduces waste.  At the end of the ham's "life," the bone of a Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham makes a fantastic ham and bean soup that I freeze in meal-size portions for winter use. 

I've been a registered dietitian for 25 years, and I use spiral sliced half honey hams as part of a healthy diet.  Today's hams, such as the Appleton spiral sliced half honey hams, are much leaner than the hams our grandparents and greatgrandparents knew.  For this we can thank the science of livestock feed.  Fat is now a much lower part of a hog's body weight.  A ham such as an Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham has a healthier balance of major nutrients. A 3oz portion of a smoked honey ham has 185 calories, 6 grams of fat (about 1/3 of it saturated), 45mg of cholesterol, and 18 g of protein. (Sodium in most processed hams remains high relative to other meats, so if you are on a special diet be sure to ask your dietitian or doctor about hams.)

Ham and bean soup is where the real nutrition comes in. Use dried beans, especially a mix of your favorites, and a good Crock-Pot.com (Jarden Consumer Solutions) recipe, remembering to pour the fat off the broth. Voila! You've got vitamin- and mineral-loaded, low fat, high fiber heaven.

Appleton spiral sliced half honey hams are highly desirable for everyday and special occasion use.  They are convenient and delicious.  For a tasty ready-to-serve ham, choose the Appleton spiral sliced half honey ham from the ALDI grocery chain.