gammon

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Her ham in cola is a treasure of a dish that calls for boiling a gammon in two liters of Coca-Cola, with an onion chucked in for mellow savoriness.

From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021

My mom was the kind of mom who’d make sticky buns from scratch on Christmas morning, and she’d have canned vegetables for the day months before, so we’d have fresh green beans with our gammon.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2018

They say the bookie always wins - but in 1898 a mystery syndicate managed to gammon the establishment and make themselves a tidy sum with an audacious scam.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2018

The father of three children, aged nine, 18 and 19, says he will be going for a cheaper cut of meat for Christmas dinner such as brisket, gammon or belly pork.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2016

Maxine, Dean, and I put the Ladybird books away till the smell of gammon and mushrooms filled the small kitchen.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell