{"id":935,"date":"2022-01-10T16:22:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/?p=935"},"modified":"2024-03-11T11:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:35:48","slug":"real-iowa-ham-balls-with-bonus-huckleberry-pie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radishthegreat.com\/blog\/2022\/01\/10\/real-iowa-ham-balls-with-bonus-huckleberry-pie\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Iowa Ham Balls (with bonus huckleberry pie)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My devoted readers may remember last year’s failed attempt to jerry<\/a>-rig Iowa Ham Balls out of German holiday cookies and plain ground pork<\/a>, even though we have all agreed to never speak of it again. You cannot make Iowa Ham Balls without Iowa Ham. Punkt, fertig<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I owe Ioway for her ham…<\/a><\/em>
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While I was visiting my family, I asked for Real Iowa Ham Balls, and was told I could make them for Second Thanksgiving. Sort of. My sister eats gluten- and dairy-free, so for the family meal I was asked to use almond milk and a box of crackers containing plenty of sugar but no graham flour. At least the main ingredient–the ground ham mixed with ground pork–was there, conveniently pre-mixed at the meat counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Main Ingredient<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The resulting meat mixture was very wet, and only loosely held a loaf shape in the baking pan. I honestly do not know if this was from the ingredient substitutions or if this is how they always were.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We did our best with what were given to work with.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

I found the sweetness of the balls surprising, even accounting for the brown-sugar glaze. The whole plate was a bit too sweet for me; I guess my palate has changed since I moved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But that’s not a Coke; that’s a dark bock beer. \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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