Sorry to disappoint y'all, (no I'm not) but the beans I cooked last night with a bunch of ham in them turned out really good.
I sliced a 1/4" thick steak off the ham this morning and fried it, and I just put biscuits in the oven. I have nibbled on the fried ham while waiting for the biscuits, and it's not great but there's nothing really wrong with it except it's too lean and a little too salty.
Still working on a ham ball recipe; combining meatloaf, ham loaf, and meatball recipes in my head. I think 2 lbs of ham and 1 lb of 80% lean hamburger (and bread crumbs, 2 eggs, grated onion, mustard, etc) might work, but I'm a little worried about all the salt.