The knot was the size of a ham hock.

But for pure taste, you need a ham hock.

"I have to keep the ham hocks on the table," he said.

When cool enough to handle, pick the meat from the ham hocks and place into a large bowl.

Add the ham hock bones, cover and cook for 20 minutes.

A home cook would be well advised to add a ham hock.

The food is imaginative - no schnitzels or ham hocks here - and on the light side.

At one point the President was even going on about "ham hocks."

In 1984, a new manager discovered this practice; he reflects, "we went back to the ham hocks, and there was a real difference."

Immediately behind the Colonel, she saw a foot being tossed on the pile as though it were a ham hock.