Sorry, another ham question

[Stockingsofdinosaurs]

If I want to boil and glaze a ham, exactly what do I look for in the shop? Is it a pork joint? A gammon joint? Isn't gammon bacon?
(I'm too embarrassed to ask my local butcher as he's got this weird sex appeal that makes me blush just going in there.)

GO IN and ask him lots of questions about his pork in a provactive manner.

He's really quite ugly but he's got this "you fancy me don't you" charisma, like Rhett Butler knowing what Scarlett looks like in her shimmy. Can't look him in the eye!

Try and embarrass him back then with your double entrendres about pork and joints.

I'm no expert but my friend toldme she buys an unsmoked piece of gammon.

Thanks Drosophila

gammon.

but I still think you should go in there and say
"have you got a nice big bit of juicy pink pork for me then?"

If you want to avoid butcher try this company for all your porky needs!

I went in and had the same problem about the ham thing - the woman said 'ham' doesn't need boiling but 'gammon' does.

As for the sex thing I blush if I make eye contact with a man, dunno why because I am not shy or anything. He probably loves it that you blush though!

lol at your butcher dilamma

Woman to butcher, 'Have you got a pig's head'?'

Butcher, 'No , madam, it is just the way I part my hair'

I thought about this whilst cooking my tea. I have a fruit and veg stall at teh covered market that does really nice stuff - unusual stuf like quinces and chestnuts and loads of lovely herbs. thing is the bloke is really flirty in the way you describe - not attractive but acts like you MUST fancy him. I gert so that I only go if I have one of mychildren with me as it seems to dampen the suggestivness

My butcher is like this.
I just act very breezy and no nonsense and purse my lips occasionally.

my butcher has a little girl the same age as dd2 so when I go in we discuss babies...

LOL, must purse my lips more often, how funny. I guess that's what you'd call giving someone an oldfashioned look.
I've pinpointed one of the arrogant/vain features on my butcher now (spying sideways as I walk past) - it's his quiff. I think you've got to have quite an ego to go for the rockabilly look.