Holiday Traditions with Hatfield

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Holiday Favorite Recipes   • Honey-Orange Glazed Ham • Ham Salad with Hot Peanut Dressing • Ham Pizza Snacks • Cheesy Ham and Macaroni • Honey-Cured Ham and Asparagus Pizza • Marge's Cider Glazed Ham View other Hatfield Seasonal Recipes

LIGHT-UP THE SEASON WITH THESE HELPFUL HOLIDAY TIPS FROM HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS
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Eight little planning tips to help ensure your holiday meal is beautifully presented with minimum fuss:

• Quantity Counts -- When serving boneless ham, plan on four to five servings per pound.  Count on two to three servings per pound with a bone-in ham.  Also, your side dishes will determine how much ham to serve. 
  
  
• No Searching for Shells -- Use pre-made pie shells and bake your family's favorite pie -- pumpkin, mince or other fruit -- the night before.
  
  
• Create Real "Couch Potatoes" -- Have football fanatics peel potatoes while they watch the games.  Then gently boil potatoes for 30-40 minutes before they are ready to mash.
  
  
• Chop and Save -- Start chopping and mixing ingredients for side dishes the night before the big meal.  Once the ingredients are combined, store in the refrigerator for up to a day before baking.  Survey recipes for necessary common ingredients and combine tasks where appropriate.
  
  
• Ready, Set, Go -- Setting the table a day in advance will eliminate last minute surprises.  Look for unpolished silver, empty salt and pepper shakers or broken china.
  
  
• Make Time to Mingle -- Set up as a buffet to strike a balance between cooking and conversation. Simply arrange an array of creative entrées and side dishes and let guests serve themselves; with fewer trips to the kitchen, the host has more time to mingle.
  
  
• Ring in the Meal -- Create matching napkin rings appropriate to the theme of your gathering. For instance, use red and green ribbon or copper wire to tie springs of holly around napkins for a Christmas celebration.
  
  
• Parting Gifts -- Adorn the table with small, inexpensive gifts your guests can take home to remember the occasion. Votive candles in festive holders add an elegant ambiance and make a special parting gift for guests. Or, decorate the table with an assortment of individually wrapped, boxed chocolates and offer them to guests when they leave.