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The Declaration of Ham Independence

BY Justine Sterling | POSTED JUNE 26, 2012 AT 1:59PM EDT

An artisanal meat company wants Americans to declare ham independence now. Iowa-based La Quercia asserts that domestic prosciutto rivals European products in terms of quality and will celebrate Ham Independence from June 28 to the Fourth of July. Quercia even wrote this, The Declaration of the disUnited Ham Eaters of the United States: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are endowed by their creator with certain un-alienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Prosciutto of Happiness.” Festivities kick of tomorrow with a ham-filled party at the Des Moines Playhouse featuring La Quericia’s Acorn Edition Prosciutto. Additionally, stores across the country are participating with prosciutto sales, tasting events and cured meat classes. Terrific on its own, prosciutto is also fantastic when cooked as in Lidia Bastianich’s Chicken Saltimbocca. The recipe features chicken breasts covered with thin slices of prosciutto di Parma seared until crisp, but an high-quality American product would also be delicious.

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