On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 6:56:02 AM UTC-5, Terry Coombs wrote:
> On 12/17/2018 5:14 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, December 16, 2018 at 7:36:19 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:55:05 -0500, wrote:
> >>
> >>> This morning I stopped in the market in town and ordered a butt half
> >>> fresh ham... they had smoked/cured hams on sale for 89ï½¢/lb but just
> >>> didn't feel like going cheapo with salty pork again. I'll be picking
> >>> it up on Saturday, 22nd. Fresh ham is the King of all roasts.
> >> TIAD. I don't think you've had ham since they used salt to preserve
> >> it, and before refrigeration.
> >>
> >> Fresh ham is the cheapest piece of pig you can buy and makes the
> >> worst roast. That's ahy 99.8% of them are cured and smoked. The
> >> best fresh roast of pork is a pork butt (from the shoulder).
> >>
> >> -sw
> > Butt is too fatty for me. I like a fresh ham, but only in the summer
> > when we can rotisserie it over hardwood charcoal.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
>
> Â* Does that mean it's too cold to smoke a butt ? I don't pay much
> attention to the temps , but rain or snow will keep me from grilling or
> smoking . But then I also seem to recall you live a bit north of me , so
> your weather may prevent you from cooking outside.

Right now it's 37 F, which is a little above average for
December 17. In January, we might see a daytime high that
is colder than your freezer.

It's not too cold to grill, provided the wind is low.

Cindy Hamilton