Wasting some time.

[FinsnFur]

Wierd     I'm wondering if it tasted saltier because your taste buds were fixin through the sweetness which made the salt seem distrupting.

Kinda like putting grape jelly on a hotdog...it's going to taste saltier

[vvarmitr]

Maybe you screwed up & put salt in thinking it was the sugar? 

[pitw]

Maybe you screwed up & put salt in thinking it was the sugar? 

  Brown salt  .                         

[Carolina Coyote]

Its been a long time since I have been around curing Hams but if I remember correctly when Sugar curing don't use any salt at all just rub the Brown Sugar into the ham. cc

[pitw]

Its been a long time since I have been around curing Hams but if I remember correctly when Sugar curing don't use any salt at all just rub the Brown Sugar into the ham. cc

  I was under the impression that the sugar would offset the harshness of salt .  The hams are not out of the smoker and cooling down to be cut up into manageable roast sizes[5-8lbs].  There is 112 lbs of hams and two boys grinning from ear to ear . 

[Carolina Coyote]

I was a little boy when last involved with curing hams so only using sugar may not be correct as I got on the net looking for info and the sugar cure recipes called for salt also, from what I read the sugar is supposed to enhance the taste of the ham. The two boys grinning? ow about the old fart? cc

[pitw]

I was a little boy when last involved with curing hams so only using sugar may not be correct as I got on the net looking for info and the sugar cure recipes called for salt also, from what I read the sugar is supposed to enhance the taste of the ham. The two boys grinning? ow about the old fart? cc

   Carl my father never cured a ham that I know of so I learned all this on my own and appreciate all the help I get from from people like you.  The boys just love  ham and like our home done stuff better than any other, so yes they were grinning as they figured out how many times they could say,"Mom cook ham for supper".  I as well was grinning as I like to see them interested enough to help and the fact that we don't have to depend on someone else for good food means the world to me .

[Carolina Coyote]

I would be proud to have several big hams hanging right now as I sure love that stuff myself, nothing better and I'm sure all of you will enjoy it this winter. cc