On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:34:03 -0400, cshenk wrote:

> "Sqwertz" wrote
>
>>> (We're going to end up having pork enchiladas instead. I found a bone-in
>>> pork butt for $4.50 a pound, and I'm pressure-cooking it now...
>>
>> I never pay more than $1.69/lb for pork butts. $1.19 for picnics.
>> And $1.59 for boneless pork butt chunks.
>
> I just did a big shopping trip (stocked the freezer). The picnics were out
> just then so dunno how much they were but the bone-in butts were 1.13/lb and
> the boneless 1.39/lb. I was happy, usually they are more like your prices.

I don't care what part of the country you're in, $4.50/lb for pork butt
is just outrageous. I've never heard of that, even in CA. I'm
convinced there's some sort of price-fixing going on there in the
northern CA grocery stores.

For comparison, shop at the Mexican and Asian markets and you'll see the
*real* market prices for things like that.

-sw