Bluffton ham loaf

Note: I grew up thinking that every kitchen had a metal manual meat grinder that attached to the kitchen table. I didn't realize until I looked for the meat grinder in our present home that one didn't come with the house. So, to create this ham loaf, unless you have such a meat grinder, you'll have to stop in at The Dough Hook and ask for the ham loaf already ground. I've asked several meat cutters in larger super markets to grind a pound of ham and a pound of pork. The result of this request was a blank stare.

"You can never have enough popcorn," laughs Peter Suter.

He ought to know. He's supplied Bluffton popcorn eaters with the stuff for 20 years while in the Bluffton movie theatre business.

If you have a taste for popcorn, this is your lucky time of life. The Bluffton popcorn flavor choices just expanded eight-fold.

In September, DRC Holdings, Inc., operated by Peter and his wife, Kim, launched a new venture: Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn Company at 117 S. Main St., Bluffton. The shop is part of the Shannon Theatre building, also owned by DRC Holdings.