According to Missouri folklore, you can never eat too much grilled ham. Actually, I just made that up. But now that I think about it, there may be something to that.
My good friend, Howard, of Rolla, Missouri fame, is somewhat of an expert when it comes to grilling ham. I'm not sure where Howard acquired his pork-skills but I bet it was sometime between junior high and Dixon. I'm guessing.
The key to ending up with world-class ham steaks is to not use charcoal lighter when trying to get your charcoal lit. Howard says too much charcoal lighter will permeate the ham and the result will be a ham sandwich that taste something like the New Burg lunch ladies might have come up with back in the early 70's when they ran out of bread, butter, and pickle chips. In other words, not too good.
I wonder what Howard is doing right now? I bet he's considering putting Hollywood Squares on pause, getting up from his easy chair and heading into the kitchen to see if his Bride, Kerri, has any leftover ham steaks in a tupperware dish hidden at the back of the lunchmeat drawer. If not, I'm guessing he'll just pour himself a bowl of cheerios, eat that, and then fall back asleep while his loyal bride changes the channel to something more exciting...like Wheel of Fortune. I'm just guessing.
Anyway, on ham, 1970's game shows and Howard related stories, I'll try my best to keep you posted....
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