My past impressions confirmed

I went to a Christmas dinner today, where my brother-in-law served a baked spiral ham, cooked with pineapple. I haven't had one in a while. Why do people ruin good ham by putting pineapple on it? I've never had one I liked. It seems to strip away the ham flavor and all flavor, for that matter. Even the color of the ham was turning grayish around the edges. It does, however, make the pineapple taste better.

And I'm not a fan of spiral cut either!

We refused to cook spiral cut ham or cook a ham with pineapple. But we do have to eat both as you did sometimes when visiting friends or relatives.

Those spiral hams are not the best. Usually are overheated and dry.

Howie, I'm with you - I've never understood the pineapple/ham connection. It may be something done in soneone's past to cover the taste of bad ham and the practice just caught on with no one remembering why. Regarding spiral cut ham, their place is the office party and no where else, IMO.

I'm not one for warm pineapple in much of anything. This may spring from my dislike of the pineapple/ham combos of my childhood.

I'm not one for warm pineapple in much of anything. This may spring from my dislike of the pineapple/ham combos of my childhood.

How about the old fashioned pineapple upside down cake? It was a white cake in a sheet pan with pineapple rings(each filled with a Maraschino cherry) butter, brown sugar and cinnamon on the bottom. It was a classic, at least in the Midwest US, 1950's dessert.

How about the old fashioned pineapple upside down cake? ...

My Mom used to make those. Sometimes I make peach upside down cake.

How about the old fashioned pineapple upside down cake? It was a white cake in a sheet pan with pineapple rings(each filled with a Maraschino cherry) butter, brown sugar and cinnamon on the bottom. It was a classic, at least in the Midwest US, 1950's dessert.

We've done that a lot, but not lately.

Cross cultural help required. What is a spiral cut ham?

Cross cultural help required. What is a spiral cut ham?

It is a whole ham with the bone removed. It is then sliced about 1/4 inch thick, but the cut is a spiral that goes through the entire ham, so that even though it is sliced, it is still an intact whole ham. One simply makes a cut with a knife into the ham to remove slices. It makes it easy for serving, however, if it is baked or roasted, it tends to dry out because of all the cuts. http://www.ehow.com/spiral-cut-ham/

But the bone isn't necessarily removed. My cousin had one bone-in at Christmas. It wasn't very good ham; it was "honey baked", but at least no pineapple.

John

I'm not one for warm pineapple in much of anything.

I am with Mike! No warm pineapple in or on anything, ever. I would skip any pizza with pineapple, would rather not have dessert if it is pineapple upside down cake and like Howie -

Why do people ruin good ham by putting pineapple on it?

I wouldn't ruin a ham that way.

I'm not one for warm pineapple in much of anything. This may spring from my dislike of the pineapple/ham combos of my childhood.

How about the old fashioned pineapple upside down cake? It was a white cake in a sheet pan with pineapple rings(each filled with a Maraschino cherry) butter, brown sugar and cinnamon on the bottom. It was a classic, at least in the Midwest US, 1950's dessert.

Never liked that, either.