13167_10663_country_cure
Subjects
1954
B&W
This clip covers all the steps in making country cured ham. It begins various shots of pigs being fed. Cuts to the exterior of a plant in Kentucky. Cuts to workers salting the hams. Cuts to workers packing the hams in stockings for smoking. A shot of the ham stockings being places along ceiling beams for smoking. Workers smoking the ham. Cuts to a shot of workers wrapping the smoked hams in paper and stuffing them in a cotton sack for aging. Workers hanging the sacks. A shot of the boss sticking an ice pick into a ham to check the smell to see if its ready. A shot of the finished hams in their sacks.