On 9/6/2016 7:50 AM, Ophelia wrote:

>
> Odd how names stick) I wonder how shoulder came to be called
> 'butt'? It just sounds topsy turvey to me, but I expect there will be
> a good reason
>

Butt is not the rear portion of the hog. Cheaper cuts of pork like the
shoulder were packed in barrels, often called "butts". Boston was a
place where many were shipped to, this the Boston Butt name.