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A bone to pick

Question:

We get a large ham as a Christmas gift each year. I’m never sure how long we can safely store it in the fridge or what to do with the leftovers, as the family get tired of eating sliced ham in sandwiches and for dinner for weeks after Christmas.

Answer:

Christmas dinner of succulent, honey-glazed ham sounds delicious, but eating leftovers for weeks afterwards is

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