When I tell you I had lots of Ham this week….I am not kidding.
So what do you do with left-over Ham?
Make Ham Salad of course.
First I have a confession to make.
This is not the Ham Salad I grew up with.
My mother, grandmothers…etc and myself, almost always made our Ham Salad with…
….Are you ready?
Don’t say I didn’t warn you,
Baloney!
Or Bologna to some of you.
I guess we could call it the poor man’s Ham Salad.
But on this day, I made the Ham Salad with left over Ham.
You see, I like impromptu picnics and I had Ham left over, so you put two and two together and the Captain and I were off and running to a local park.
I was actually killing two birds with one stone..not literally of course. ;(
The Captain and I were doing research….(I wonder if that is tax deductible?)
Sorry, I digress as the day we did this little bit of research, was of all days, April 15th.
Tax day.
Anyway, we were wanting to check out the park for our May Elite Fleet (over 50 church group) picnic to see if it had all the necessary requirements and we decided to have a picnic of our own.
So I whipped up the Ham Salad and made a couple sandwiches and tossed some crackers, chips and bottles of water into a picnic basket and we were off and running to the park.
We had visited this park as a drive through, but never to actually have a picnic, so it was a treat for us.
Luckily, our little Cape has lots and lots of parks and I have posted about a few of them as we have had all kinds of group picnics, as well as intimate picnics in several of them.
My prerequisites are a shelter house, water nearby…(the Gulf, River or Canal)…and bathrooms with in a reasonable walking distance.
This park had all of that and a pretty view.
So we sat at the picnic table eating our Ham Salad Sandwiches, watching the boats go up the canal and listening to the singing birds.
Peaceful Paradise.
Sigh!
The Ham Salad recipe is so easy, if you have ever made any type of meat salad for sandwiches or as a dip for crackers.
Chop or grind your meat to the consistency you like.
It is the same if I make egg salad, tuna salad, roast beef salad or chicken salad.
I sometimes add a different ingredient depending on the type of meat.
For example, I add garlic powder to my roast beef salad.
But the basic ingredients are mayo (or miracle whip, my favorite), pickle relish (sweet or dill), onion, maybe chopped boiled eggs, etc.
I do add a little mustard to my egg and tuna salad and a little pineapple to my chicken salad.
That is just how I roll.
Do you make your Ham Salad with Ham or Baloney?
Inquiring minds want to know please.
Have a great week, dear readers and plan a little impromptu visit to a park near you.
You would be surprised how it rejuvenates you!
Blessings Always
It all sounds delicious! I’ve not ever had ham salad…used to eat fried balogna sandwiches when I was a kid though…LOL Love and hugs! Hope you have a wonderfully blessed Easter!
Oh you are missing out Benita…it is just like egg salad or chicken salad and Ohhhhhh so good. 😉 Blessings sweet friend.
You are making wonderful memories picnicking with your Captain. I have never made ham salad. I do make chicken, egg, and tuna salad. Have a most blessed Easter, my friend!
That is true Pam….and believe me, I cherish every moment! Have a wonderful Easter week, I so appreciate you.
Hi Kari! I think it’s sweet you and your husband have “picnic dates.” It’s very endearing. My husband is handicapped and it’s difficult for him to sit most places, so I’ll live vicariously through you! LOL
Blessings~
Tammy, I understand and it doesn’t matter where one picnics, as long as you are together. God Bless you and your dear husband. Have a Blessed Easter! Love and Hugs!
Hi Kari,
I have never had ham salad but yesterday was thinking about baloney and the simple baloney sandwiches I had as a child. So good! I am still doing good and cancer free. So blessed and thankful.
Have a peaceful Easter.
Your friend,
Linda
Linda I am so happy that you have been able to rid your self of that horrible cancer! You are on my daily prayer list and now we will pray that it stays away my dear friend…and that you are completely restored. You are such a brave and beautiful person and I am so proud to call you friend. I am blessed by your courage and so grateful for answered prayer.
I happen to love baloney…perhaps because it was the most we could afford when growing up, so I didn’t know about the other deli meats that line our Deli counters these days.
My ham salad is basically a baloney sandwich with the baloney chopped or ground up and mayo,(miracle whip for me) pickle relish and onion added. LOL
Love and Hugs Always Sweet friend.
Honestly, I’ve never made Ham Salad. Chicken and Ham Salad, lots of times. I love the picnic spot you’ve chosen it looks so peaceful and now I want Ham Salad.
LOL Sandra…you sound like me. I can get up from the dinner table and see or hear someone describe something and all of a sudden I want to eat that very thing. I drool over your beautiful desserts and go into a withdrawal of sorts when I can only “look” at them. Have a Blessed Easter with your sweet family.
Sounds like a lovely day!
Thank you Jenna, we all need more peaceful days, huh? …..and because of you, I am thinking I need an MCC tea kettle for more quiet and peaceful days in my “Secret Garden”….. LOL
Yes, you definitely do!!
Have a great Easter week-end with your family!