Croquet anyone?

Ham, lamb, salmon croquettes. The consistency of these has always been suspect but I find myself wanting to revisit these. When Dad gave me the leftover church lamb, he said he would rather have it how ever you are going to fix it... Like croquettes. I have leftover ham hinting at the same treatment. He has been having food stick in his craw. I suspect it is because he talks when he eats and doesn't breathe between bites and words. But he thinks he has throat cancer or at the very least that the meat was too spicy or tough.