Having tried a number of Virginia hams, Edwards is by far the best.
On Mar 26, 2005, at 3:21 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> <<Not belonging to that tribe of the California-born who want to
> become
> beautiful corpses, and born and raised to South-rooted parents who
> cooked  with
> bacon grease and lard, I raise my cup to the wonders of southern
> cooking  and
> its Virginia roots.  Long may this distinctive tradition be
> preserved.>>
>
> Harold,
> You have now reached a peak level of acclaim in my mind! :)
>
> Being a "Virginian-in-exile" as I like to call myself, and raised on a
> hog
> farm (with three smokehouses!) in Sussex County, Virginia in the
> 1960s, I  feel
> I have the background sufficient to correct the geographical
> description
> just slightly... Smithfield lies in Isle of Wight County, not Surry
> County.
> Having said that, some friends of mine in Surry do have one of the
> best country
> ham businesses out there... Edwards Hams
> (_http://www.virginiatraditions.com_
> (http://www.virginiatraditions.com)  )  a family-owned smoked meat
> business,
> is located in Surry, Virginia (please note,  I hold no financial
> interest nor
> have any family relationship to the Edwards  family!).
>
> My sweet wife, who was actually raised in L.A., has also come to
> appreciate
> the fine qualities of a Virginia ham... a neccessary fare for most
> holiday
> dinner table settings in our home.
>
> Three cheers for posting such a great piece of information to the
> list!
> Fairfield Bain
> P.S.  After 47 years of consuming ham, my blood pressure remains
> 110/70.
>
>
> Fairfield T. Bain, DVM
> Chief - Internal Medicine & Critical Care
> Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
> Lexington, Kentucky
>
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