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turkey ham, which is turkey thigh meat that has been seasoned, cured, and smoked just like pork ham. According to the turkey federation, pork ham has 79 per cent more fat that turkey ham, 8 per cent less protein, 22.8 per cent more calories, and costs 34 per cent more.
Turkey ham doesn’t seem to be a standard delicatessen fare yet.
“No, I’ve never heard of turkey ham,” declared the proprietor of a kosher delicatessen in Washington, D. C. “And if we did sell it, we couldn’t call it ham.”
About 138 million turkeys are expected to get the ax this year in the United States, one per cent fewer than last year. Because of the drop in production, holiday turkey prices probably will be four or five cents a pound higher than last year’s.
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