"Honeybaked Ham with Kevin T. Porter" is Episode 247 of Doughboys, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "Honeybaked Ham with Kevin T. Porter" was released on April 16, 2020.
"Tomorrow..." - @doughboyspod
Synopsis[]
Podcasting titan Kevin T. Porter (Good Christian Fun, Inside Voices) returns to the show for a post Easter discussion of spiral cut ham purveyor Honeybaked Ham. Plus, the debut of Spoonman's solo segment, Treat or Skeet.
Nick's intro[]
"And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people." (Acts 12:4)
Easter
This is the only mention in the King James Bible of the term "Easter," the Christian celebration of the resurrection of Christ, which, like most of its holidays, has its roots in Pagan tradition.
And while Easter's most common culinary connection is with eggs - both dyed real ones and chocolate candy replicas - there's another food that's closely tied to the holiday (at least in the US): ham.
For centuries, the standard Easter feast was a leg of lamb and in most parts of the world, that tradition continues. But in America in the mid-21st century, lamb went on the lam after ham went HAM and claimed the throne as the preferred post-church protein; some suspect due to the World War II wool ration that led to a sheep shortage, others think Americans preferred the saltier, fattier product (naturally).
And despite this tradition's relatively brief history, it's become entrenched in American Christianity. According to the National Pork Board, ham sales in the month of April are four times higher than average - which means, each April, much like the Messiah, untold thousands of pigs are brutally killed and entombed for three days, only in a salt brine instead of a cave.
In 1944, as ham's stateside popularity was surging, a Detroit man named Harry J. Hoenselaar was awarded a patent for "Apparatus for Slicing Ham on the Bone," a device enabling a new process he dubbed "spiral cut." A decade and change later, with the twin gimmicks of spiral slicing and a thick, sweet glaze, Hoenselaar opened a ham concept in Detroit, later offering sides and other protein options.
Over the years, this ham purveyor's dinner-in-a-box products have become not just an Easter, but a year-round, tradition for harried hosts and home cooks who just want to take a load off. And today, Hoenselaar's chain hawks ham in 400 locations across 40 states.
This week on Doughboys: Honeybaked Ham.
Fork rating[]
Honeybaked Ham
| guest / host | ordered | rating |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger |
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4 forks |
| Mike Mitchell |
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3.75 forks |
| Kevin T. Porter |
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4 forks |
All ordered their own Small Gathering meal, and Mitch also got some turkey and rolls.
The Spoonman Bite of the Night was when he put a piece of ham in a Hawaiian roll and added mustard.
The Wiger Bite of the Night went to the ham by itself.
Spoonman's Treat or Skeet[]
Fudge Brownie M&M's
In this brand-new self-isolated segment, Mitch eats a snack and Nick and Kevin can ask him questions about it. (It is basically a re-branded Snack or Wack.)
Mitch offers a choice of Fudge Brownie M&M's, Skittle Dips ("some jizzy skittles"), and Salty & Sweet Snickers. Kevin opts for him to try the M&M's today.
| guest / host | rating |
|---|---|
| Mike Mitchell | Treat |
Roast Spoonman[]
Eddie Vedder
| “ | Spaghetti Vedder | ” |
–Ryan Alexander Robinson | ||
Quotes[]
| “ | I don't eat a whole ham in three bites, Kevin! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
| “ | It's the Easter of deli meats: boring! | ” |
–Mike Mitchell re: ham | ||
| “ | The Spoonman is rising once again just like Jesus on Easter. People are going to see me come out of my house and be shocked that I'm still alive. | ” |
–Mike Mitchell | ||
The Feedbag[]
| “ | I'm currently sheltering in place in Chicago. I started listening to Doughboys about a year ago and I'm taking this opportunity to work through the back catalog of episodes I missed before that. I just listened to Ep. 64: Doughlympics - Dominoes v. Papa John's v. Pizza Hut. At one point, Mitch, Nick and Mookie Blaiklock each count a bag of small fries one by one out loud and at the same time. Listening to that was my mental breaking point of sheltering in place.
Anyway, my question is if all restaurants were to close down for a year, but you could label one chain restaurant as 'essential' to keep it open during that time, what's your choice? Thanks for the hours of 'entertainment.' |
” |
–Zac Bowman | ||
Related Episodes[]
| Holiday episodes | Kevin T. Porter episodes |
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