Last weekend (at this wedding I keep mentioning) I had, for the first time in my life, the opportunity to chow down on some ham balls (and having written that sentence, I now feel dirty). I've been something of a slow convert to ham, mostly owing to the fact that I didn't grow up eating pork products (I have a Jewish mother who isn't observant, but she still avoids the pig). So I didn't really start exploring the world of ham (and bacon. Oh, bacon!) until a few years ago.
But being the eater that I am, when someone is walks around with a tray of appetizers and offers me a ham ball, I am unable to say no. I wasn't sure what to expect, but the first bite was good and the second was even better. Sweet and savory, tender and totally addictive, I must have eaten eight or nine ham balls before they served dinner that night.
When I got home, I started searching and discovered that there's a whole world of ham ball recipes out there that I had never known about before. However now, stymied by such selection, I don't know where to start. Help me, Slashfood readers. Point me in the best ham ball direction!
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