Kent > wrote:

>I had been looking for a deal on a dry cured country ham, and I just saw and
>bought a dry cured picnic, or pork shoulder produced by Smithfield. Inc. for
>$2.99/lb at 99 Ranch Market in Concord. It has the brand name "PIGGY",
>though it is from the Smithfield company. I thought it was a steal, so as a
>certified tightwad I bought it. It is quite small, 5lb, even for a picnic,
>though dry cured hams are much lighter. On the internet I can find nothing
>about a "PIGGY" brand dry cured smoked pork shoulder. There is nothing on
>the Smithfield.com site about the product.

Possibly labeled for some international market?

Smithfield, Inc. is huge. They make all manner of meat products.

Steve