Groups Cure Hams at Burgers' Smokehouse

Madison McCord, California, Twin City 4-H, pours the curing salt onto her ham. Photo by John Inman.

Democrat Staff

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

FFA and 4-H Groups from all over Missouri came to Burgers' Smokehouse to cure hams Saturday, Jan. 7. The day started before 7 a.m., as students registered, picked out their hams, rolled their hams in, poured and rubbed curing salt before wrapping their hams to cure. Roughly 300 students came through the smokehouse to cure hams.

Photo by John Inman

From left, Kaylena and mother Amanda Barbour, Abigail and mother LaDonna Lietzke helped register those curing hams at Burgers' Smokehouse.

Photo by John Inman

Leah, left, and Beth Davis, California FFA, pose with their hams which have been salted and are ready for curing.

For more photos from the event check out the Jan. 11 issue of the California Democrat along with the Russellville and High Point School pages to be run in the Jan. 18 issue of the California Democrat.

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