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More on Smithfield ham
Steve Wertz > wrote in
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> On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 23:36:27 GMT, "Ron Audet" >
> wrote:
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>>> >I used to live literally 500 yards from the Smithfield county line
>>> >and am more than familiar with the terminology regarding hams.
>>> >Sheldon,
>
>>This is quite remarkable, since there is no Smithfield County in
>>Virginia. The closest county to Smithfield is Isle of Wight, but in
>>reality Smithfield is not a part of any county. Virginia is unique (I
>>believe) in the US in that it has a system of independent cities which
>>are not connected in any way with any county.
>>
>>Since you lived there, I assume that this was just a
>>"slip of the keyboard" of the kind that we all make occasionally (or,
>>in my case, constantly).
>
> I was only a year old when we moved away, so it probably was the City
> of Smithfield. I'll have to find my birth certificate.
>
> Granted, a 1-year old doesn't pick up a lot of local lingo in that
> time. But I lived in southern PA half my life, and still have family
> all throughout VA, WV and PA. Saw plenty of hams (even have a
> "Smithfield Premium Ham" in my fridge right now (not dry-cured).
>
> Regarless of how it sounded, I'm still right ;-)
>
> -sw
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