It is anything but that. This is all that is left of the ham who made the gift that kept on giving.
My sister brought me a ham a week ago. I was grateful, but had I known what that little baby was going to do for our family I would have kissed her feet before she left.
The next day we all had hearty ham sandwiches for lunch. Then the day after that I made scalloped potatoes for our family and the neighbor. Then I cubed up a few more slices for our snack plates at lunch. Then I got down to that scary little bone. The only thing I could think of to use it for was bean soup or pea soup, both of which I had never made before, and the thought of trying to serve them to my hubby made me pursue a different route.
I came up with potato soup. I hadn't made it in forever. I just needed an idea of how to use that bone to get some more flavor. My mom told me I could just boil it and then use the stock instead of the water in my recipe. Lovely. I turned out beautifully and tasty and I even made it on day I wasn't feelin' so hot.
Here is the sick day potato soup:
3 1/2 potatoes
4 c. water
2 chicken bouillon cubes
1/3 cup celery (I didn't have any celery so I used carrots. Hence, the very orange color)
1/2 c. onion
1 c. ham
1/2 t. thyme
bay leaf
salt
pepper
5 T. butter
5 T. flour
2 c. milk
If you have a ham bone, simmer it for 1 hour with some onions. Make sure the bone is covered with water when you start. If you get more then 4 c. water freeze it for your next soup.
In a separate pan melt butter and then wire whisk in the flour until it is a smooth paste. Add milk slowly while whisking the crap out of that milk so that it doesn't have any chunks in it. It will thicken up to a sauce-like consistency. Pour the milk mixture into the potato and veggie pot and stir. Add the ham.
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