Try a local IGA for the picnic, they aren't cheap anymore but the taste is better than ham. Buckley Mi.

Love this meal! Mom used a smoked pork picnic ham... when cooked in broth the meat became stringy, flavorful, and easy to pull apart in your bowl. I can't find a smoked picnic ham to save my soul... can anyone help? Five to eight pounds is more than enough for my family... however I do pass around to my root vegetable fan friends. Rutabaga, turnips, carrots, parsnips, onion, celery, cabbage, and a few potatoes. I'm disappointed when I get potato, so bland compared to the rest. I live in Westland, Michigan. I've looked online with no luck. Last year I visited my local meat store to see if they would order one. Their supplier would only ship ten or more... and not enough people use this type of ham. Their loss...

Boiled dinner a favorite but after two days worth of the ingredients I put everything through the grinder and add a couple of cans of beets making what I call red flannel hash. This heated in a pan on top of the stove will give a light crust and topped with a little ketchup makes a fine lunch or dinner. Excess goes into Tupperware for storage in the freezer.

Great with rutabaga, onions, couple splashes of vinegar!! Great winter meal.

Misplaced Yankee from New Hampshire, cooked last night, been a long time since I made one. Did with ham and it is soooooo tasty.

My mom always adds vinegar, yum!

Grew up loving this meal. I also add fresh green beans and once the meal is ready, I sprinkle a dash of vinegar on my plate. Excellent meal with plenty of left overs.

This is a favorite of ours for generations. We grew up in Florida so my mother (from Boston) introduced it to all our friends on Sundays. Great meal and very fond memories.

I always add some chunks of rutabaga.....

Mom made this every year after Easter with ham. To stretch it further she added rutabaga and barley. Yum.

Love the New England boiled dinner! My mom reared in Cape Cod Massachusetts, served this meal at least once a month using leftover ham for hash and the bone for Split Pea soup. This one meal typically fed our family of eight for three days and a sandwich or two. Great family meal!!

This is a great meal, I add an onion and some dried mustard, this is a meal you can't stop eating.

Love the boiled dinner and yes! the hash afterwards is the best ! Moved to PA 4 years ago and always make this with the ham, the Massachusetts way !!

Grew up on that, still love it. Craving it now at 3 am.

This is always a favorite around here! It's great, maybe even better as leftovers the next day! I take the meat (I prefer Ham) and the veggies and toss them into a large pan with some butter (just to make it healthy) to reheat. It makes an amazing "hash". I start to crave this just as soon at the weather turns cool.

A local restaurant takes it a step further and after making the "Hash" rolls a bit of it into an egg roll wrapper and deep fried it.