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More on Smithfield ham
On 10 Nov 2003 21:36:15 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:
>Christine Dabney > writes:
>
>>Hiya all,
>>
>>I got curious, and decided to google for the definition of a
>>Smithfield ham.
>>
>>This supposedly is the official definition of a Smithfield ham, so I
>>was correct after all, for the most part.
>>
>>"Genuine Smithfield hams [are those] cut from the carcasses of
>>peanut-fed hogs, raised in the peanut-belt of the State of Virginia or
>>the State of North Carolina, and which are cured, treated, smoked, and
>>processed in the town of Smithfield, in the State of Virginia."
>>1926 Statute passed by General Assembly of Virginia
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>With absolutely no varifiable corroboration your definition amounts to
>gibberish... also because what I believe you meant to write is "Smithfield
>Ham", not "Smithfield ham". BIG difference.
The key word there is "Genuine". A label not not bear the word
"genuine" unless it's a dry-cured ham processed in Smithfield County.
Smithfield, the *brand* name is free to use the word "Smithfield" on
any of it's products regardless of how or where it was made. They
just can't call it "Genuine" unless it's from their dry-cured line.
I used to live literally 500 yards from the Smithfield county line and
am more than familiar with the terminology regarding hams. Sheldon,
OTOH, is just terminal.
-sw
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