"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message
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> The Mom Food Project for the week was going to be her ham with pineapple
> gravy, so I went to Safeway, where I usually go when I want to buy a lot
> of meat. No hams. None. Well, a glazed spiral cut one (one!), and some
> ham steaks, and some turkey ham, but um, no.
>
> Went to the Berkeley Bowl, my local grocery with the great meat
> department. No hams. Some ham steaks, but otherwise nothing.
>
> No hams! Is it just not the right time of year? the last time I bought a
> ham, it was for a holiday, so it was easy to find. Is it hard to find the
> rest of the year?
>
> (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 -- half of it
> will go in the enchiladas, and half will be for sandwiches later in the
> week.)
>

At $4.50/lb, you got taken.