yeah we weren't big relish eaters so we didn't put it in the sauce, just used the ketchup. did he post this?
LOL! No, I didn't mention Isaly's by name.... although maybe they know it and just don't realize it.
I see Klondike bars in the supermarkets all the time here in Houston!!!!
But getting the chipped ham chipped thin enough... well that's Mission Impossible... so we have to make-do with stuff that's "close enough", but it still ain't quite right. LOL!
I showed them a reciped that I got here: Pittsburgh Chipped Ham Barbecues because it's close to what my Mom used to make WITH the relish.
The truth is, I really don't care much for the relish either, but everybody else in my family liked it that way so I really didn't have much choice unless I was making just a small batch for myself anat. LOL!
And the REAL truth is... who ever followed a real "recipe" when making Chipped Ham BBQ anyway???
I don't think anybody ever measured the ingredients they put in the saucepan... you're s'posed to just eyeball it: toss-in a pile of chipped ham... some Heinz ketchup anat.... some brown sugar... some relish or other stuff if you want (or don't if you don't want)... and just stir it up while it heats for 10~15 minutes. Then you put it on some burger buns (although I can remember having it on Town Talk white bread... but it gets a little soggy that way. LOL!)
But it was a "standard" recipe that EVERYBODY in the 'Burgh useta eat instead of Sloppy Joes when I was a kid.
Good Eats if you can find the Chipped Ham chipped thin enough like they do it at Isaly's!!!
i never cared for the sloppy joes made with ground meat, but now i am hankering for a chipped ham bbq! yeah, we have klondikes here in VA too. i didn’t even know isaly’s made a sauce, i thought everyone just made their own! which isaly’s did you go to? we went to both the one in Monroeville and the one in Oakmont. my grandma lived in Verona, PA.
Willie, I figured this was a nicer crowd for you - those rednecks were playing “mine’s bigger” regarding their claim as a Texan - Well I’m just as much a Texan as any of them and I love hearing about customs or practices of other conservatives.... liberals can all go to hell, but I enjoy hearing of family traditions of conservatives.