Article: Glenna Hanks is a home economist with the Lake County Cooperative Extension Service affiliated with Purdue University. Send your food questions to her in care of the Post-Tribune 1065 Broadway, Gary Ind. 46402.

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Glenna Hanks is a home economist with the Lake County Cooperative Extension Service affiliated with Purdue University. Send your food questions to her in care of the Post-Tribune 1065 Broadway, Gary Ind. 46402. FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Q:I know that fresh pork and ham look different, but what exactly is ham? A:Fresh pork and ham look and are different. Fresh pork has a grayish color while ham is usually rosy pink. Ham is specially treated, too. It's the meat from the hind leg of the pig that has been cured and possibly canned or smoked. The cure is the water and brine solution that gives ham that distinctive look and taste. ...

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