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Illustrative category depiction of a whole cured ham; the source does not preserve the exact appearance of Cato's ham.
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Cato’s salted ham

Cato the Elder records a second-century BCE sequence for salting, air-drying, and smoking ham. This historical account is not a validated modern curing protocol.

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