How many pounds of ham should i get for possible four people?

Question

I am fixing ham for christmas. Right now it just me and my two boys. I need to know how many pounds to get enough four people. Possible my boyfriend could be home for christmas.
Thanks

Answer 1

I am a former chef and all of the people responding have a point, a smaller piece of ham and you can make a mustard and brown sugar glaze or pieces of pineapple, even in a crockpot for a couple of hours, less mess and it does not heat up the house and leaves the oven free for your side dishes, in my family, my mother always made scalloped potatos, for that day a couple of packages of Betty Crocker is fine.

I thing a bout the size of the ham ,a small one between 3-5 pounds one of the rolled style, here in Canada we have several varietys, and leftovers are good for breakfasts, sandwiches and even ground up, mixed with mayo and pickle relish for a sandwich filling, ham crouquette's are nice too.

Answer 2

Get the Butt end of the ham. It may weigh about 4-5 lbs, but consider the bone. Leftovers are good.
Take a can of sliced pineapple. With some juice make a paste with brown sugar, thick, not too liquidy. With a knife, trim off any excess fat, leave some, then score across the ham, diagonally in both directions. Place a whole clove at each intersection of the scoring. Spread the paste over the ham, then attach slices of pineapple over it with toothpicks. Bake with the fatty side up so the fat drains over the ham for most flavor.

Answer 3

I would go no larger than three pounds. you get 4 servings per pound. The small prepared hams in the store are 3 # bone in hams are usually much larger. if you don't mind spending a little extra there are 2 types which are excellent and sold in half ham size peices. One is the cure81 ham by hormel. the other is the hillshire farms hearthstone ham. both hams are boneless but they are natural muscle hams not chopped and formed like the processed hams. these hams are also dry cured not water added hams. you get what you pay for and both of these hams are EXCELLENT quality.

Answer 4

If the ham has a bone, count on 2-3 servings per pound.

If the ham is boneless, you’ll get about 4-5 servings per pound.

Since most hams are sold fully cooked, all you need to do is heat it until the ham is hot throughout, or until it reaches 140-145.

hope this helps...good luck