Sam, I'll tell you what did suck, though.. the smoked ham shanks had almost NO meat on them when I pulled them out to strip them and return the meat to the pot in the morning.
I had forgotten my new rule about not buying the shanks anymore, and only buying smoked pork "chunks". That way, what you see is what you get. The days of the meaty hocks are long gone, I believe.
Glad I fried and chopped up 3 strips of thick applewood smoked bacon and threw them in the pot, too.
