Chipped chopped ham is a lunch meat made from chunks of ham and ham trimmings (usually fat), ground together and pressed into a loaf. It was popular during World War II and cost less than sliced ham.

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Chipped chopped ham starts with a formed ham loaf (chopped ham, pork trimmings, herbs, spices) which made it cheaper than better cuts and “post-war popular” in the 1940s.

Both chipped ham and the subsequent sandwich originated at the Pittsburgh-based store Isaly’s (pronounced "EYE-zlees") in the 1930s. Chipped chopped ham is pretty much exactly what it sounds like.

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As for the rest of the Isaly's empire, the business began to contract in the late '60s, with the rise of supermarkets and convenience stores. Butko said the company eventually consolidated corporate ...