2007-12-26 04:56:33 · 5 answers · asked by back21840 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It makes for a more tender, and as you stated, ready-to-eat ham. As an alternative, you can purchase Virginia sugar cured hams, soak in water several times and bake. It's a bit salty and you have to prepare it, but you get more ham and less water.
2007-12-26 06:04:30 · answer #1 · answered by Jason S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The official answer is to make the meat tender and less dry, while the actual answer is to sell you water at the price of ham.
2007-12-26 05:37:45 · answer #2 · answered by The Oracle of Omigod 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if 'they' didn't add the water the purchaser would only be paying for what he wants, namely, ham. Isn't life in the business lane fun!
Notice, too that those blimped-up potato chip bags could be full and still be protectively (against crushing) inflated.
2007-12-26 05:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by Beejee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because it turns out to be better product. Yea I know, your paying for water weight, but it's a more user friendly product
2007-12-26 05:00:14 · answer #4 · answered by cedykeman1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
water is cheaper than meat. Added weight = $
2007-12-26 05:00:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋