A ham product and method for production thereof described herein separate
bone-in hams into smaller pieces. Accordingly, pieces of bone-in ham,
even those spirally-sliced, will be available to consumers in smaller
portions. Unlike conventional methods, however, the ham product provides
three or four pieces of essentially equal size that each have a nearly
equal meat-to-bone ratio. Furthermore, when a spiral cut ham is separated
into pieces, each piece includes a portion of the femur and retains
attachment of the slices to the femur so that the slices stay intact
during handling and packaging and so that the pieces retain the natural
shape and easy handling desired by consumers.