"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:31:26 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> blake murphy > wrote:
>>
>>> i was wondeering the same thing. smithfield has some pretty good
>>> products.
>>
>> I posted something yesterday. After, it just didn't seem right, and
>> other posts didn't fit in either. I did some checking.
>>
>> It appears that Smithfield, like Champagne, was a geographical
>> designation. Champagne seems to be keeping up the battle. I don't know
>> the exact story for Smithfield. Smithfield is a city in the state of
>> Virginia in the US. By law, a Smithfield ham came from that city. Now,
>> Smithfield is the name of a company that is a huge conglomerate.
>>
>> As always, "let the buyer beware". When you see champagne for US$3 a
>> bottle, don't expect Champagne from France. When you see Smithfield Ham
>> for US$2 a pound, don't expect a traditional ham.
>
> well, sure. it's just that i don't think of smithfield when i think of
> companies that routinely put out dog food or worse.
>
You know, I am from this part of the country (most ancestors from VA) and to
me, a ham is a ham is a ham.