Healthy Living

What goes into a Grand Champion ham

State fair season is an opportunity to celebrate many different types of agricultural products and contests.

In some states, that includes a Grand Champion country ham. Country ham is a dry-cured hind leg of a pig, a way to preserve food before refrigeration. 

Ruby Schmidt, a past country ham exhibitor at the Missouri State Fair explains.

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