Ignoring the outburst.....and back to hams... To me....as I know it....a "country ham" is one that has been dry aged and has to be soaked, scrubbed and boiled in 2 changes of water before being baked. Then there is a fully cooked ham which is ready to eat and only needs to be warmed to eat if you like it hot...if not then just cut 'er up and eat. Than there is something else.....it's not cooked and the package says it needs to be cooked at thus and so for thus and so number or hours, or until a thermometer in the thickest part registers 160 degrees. The last ham I bought like that (a Smithfield for a funeral lunch) was wonderful....even if a pain to prepare......and I know that they are "raw" because the one that someone else cooked was like raw meat inside....I had to bake it more. I have no idea how those raw, but not country hams are cured. And I LIKE brown sugar glazed ham and cranberry sauce on my turkey and applesauce with my pork and fruit stuffed pork loin and sweet and sour shrimp. I love asparagus with hollandaise and trice baked potatoes with sour cream and cheese. I like butter on my whole grain bread.....sometimes even JAM!!!!! Forget the honey glazed ham and add your own honey if you want it sweet. Linda C

Thanks for all the opinions!! We're having T-Day dinner at my mom and dad's.....they live in an assisted living place, we will have access to their private dining room. Problem is, we will only have microwaves for reheating. No stove. So, we're kind of limited. My dad just got out of the hospital, so we don't want him to have to travel around. Figured this was easiest for my sister and I. I want something nicer than a grocery store package. Like I said, I like the ham from HBH, but have never tried anything else from there, so I am still skeptical. My cousin just told me she didn't really care for the turkey. sigh.......... Any more ideas??? LOL!!!

cynic - The hams I cook are not pre-sliced. I usually have one of these in the refrigerator (linked below0 - it's great when the kids decide to come over at the last minute and leftovers are good for sandwiches or to serve with eggs for breakfast. When I have time I buy uncured hams at Trader Joe's - DH likes them better. His present this Christmas is a real Smithfield Ham. We haven't had one of those in years. It's definitey a 'different' taste. Here is a link that might be useful: 3 lb. Hatifield Black Forest ham

Using the google to search the interwebs to find something never occurred to me. LOL. Of course that was the first stop, and where I found that the local store had closed and that the closest store about an hour away. Since my brother's idea was directed toward lessening the burden of hosting the family on my wife and me, having us drive two hours over the mountain wouldn't really accomplish that. The suggestions of Trader Joe's or Costco or Wegman's are helpful. There is a Trader Joe's and a Costco just a couple of miles away, and a new Wegman's maybe 5 miles away. IIRC Costco requires a membership, so I'll likely try Trader Joe's (if I can get a sample), or use this as a reason to go to the new Wegman's. One question I had is how are the "Honey Baked" type hams different from the ham at the deli? When I was at my usual grocery store a day or so ago, they had Boar's Head Sweet Slice ham on sale, and it is really good ham. Could I buy a whole ham unsliced, and heat it and glaze it and slice it and expect good results?