Authors: Paul P. Graham, Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech; N. G. Marriott, Extension Specialist, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech; R. F. Kelly, Retired Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech
Publication Number 458-223, August, 1998
| Protect the hams by placing a barrier between the meat and the insects. Heavy brown grocery bags with no rips or tears in them are ideal to use for this purpose. |  Figure 5 |
 Figure 6 | Place the ham in a bag and fold and tie the top. |
| Then, place the bagged ham in a second bag, fold and tie as shown. |  Figure 7 |
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