10:41 PM >> The 9lb. Ham Project 2K7 - Update A.1

I suppose that most of you don't know the "real" legend of John Henry and his hammer. Well, it goes a little like this. John was a railroad worker back in the day. He claimed that he could hammer rail line faster than all the new fangled machines that threatened his job security. He challenged the new machines to a duel essentially claiming that his big nine pound hammer and his brute strength were no match.

Now the truth of the story is that John was a tinkerer. Before putting his 9 pound hammer into competition he first was experimenting with a 9 pound ham to hammer nails and such into the railroad ties and all. In fact the ham he was using had a 35% better speed rating and was quite accurate compared to the hammer that he used in the legendary contest against the steam-powered hammer. But fearing that he would catch a lot of slack for pounding steel with a frozen 9 pound ham and also due to unsolved problems with the ham thawing out John decided to switch out the ham for a more traditional tool. So history now sings of John and his nine pound hammer rather than John and his nine pound glazed ham.

The Ham Proj is coming along fine. I got a breakfast out of the ham the other day which really was great for me. That's key when you can sneak your meat project into your breakfast, that's when you've acheived meat project success. Here are a couple of new items >>

M7 >> (4/4/2007) Crockpot Ham Tostada Pie leftovers with a small bowl of popcorn and a movie.

M8 >> (4/5/2007) Non-Crock Ham Quesadilla using Mexican Ham Tostada Pie leftover sauce and parmesean cheese, cooked in the Santa Fe Quesadilla Maker between two flour tortillas. Topped with quacamole and picante dollops. For dessert = a tiny chocolate thing.

IN OTHER BREAKFASTY HAM NEWS >>
I cannot wait to try Burger King's latest breakfast item - the Hamlette Sandwich. And it's on their $1 menu. You just cannot beat that. You can't. I challenge you to try.