Averaging 9 pounds, it's hickory-smoked and pre-sliced and comes ... the hind leg of a pig — you can buy a fresh ham, for instance, and cook it like a pork roast. But what most people mean ...

The finest ham is generally cooked on the bone and hand carved ... how long), whether it has been air-dried or smoked, and the smoking medium (hickory, juniper or oak, for example).