George wrote:

>
> Did you use "walmart quality" meat by any chance? Browned "country ribs"
> , kraut, onions and potatoes is one of my favorite crockpot meals. I
> have never noticed what you described. I always buy pork from a local
> store that has an in house meat dept and doesn't sell the adulterated
> "walmart quality" meat.

No, it was a few notches up from Wal-Mart Quality. It was Hormel brand
(they're local to me). The supermarket I got it from used to tout that
none of their meats were pre-treated, salt-injected, moisture-enhanced
or otherwise messed with, so I never looked. I guess that has since
changed.

-J