
Henry County 4-H

Country Ham
The program details:
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Youth meet once in January (usually during MLK weekend on Saturday or Monday) to learn about country hams and prepare their hams for curing and hanging.
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End of May/early June, youth clean their hams and rehang them.
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Tuesday before KY State Fair, youth will return to the office to clean their hams and pick out the best one to enter.
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First Thursday of KY State Fair, youth will attend the fair and give a 3-5 minute speech in the morning and attend an awards ceremony in late afternoon.
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Fee $60: Youth receive 2 country hams, 2 tickets to the KY State Fair, and parking pass at fair
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Deadline to apply: December 9, 2022
Country Ham Topic for 2023 Juniors born 2013-2009:
Country ham is considered a Southeastern food, but that was not always the case. Before mechanical refrigeration, salting food was a common preservation method. Discuss the history of the country ham and how it became part of Kentucky’s food heritage.
Country Ham Topic for 2023 Seniors born 2004-2008:
Country hams are susceptible to various pests; identify those pests and discuss the various ways the pests can be controlled and/or eliminated.
Speeches should be between 3-5 minutes in length