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"Bill T" > wrote:

> > You must have some odd piggies in MN, or your butcher royally
> > screwed you. I looked in my freezer for the center cut boneless
> > pork loin I just bought last weeks shopping... you had me second
> > guessing myself... sure enough, it weighs 5.88lbs, priced $2.99/lb,
> > cost $17.58. Got out my trusty tape measure to be exact... my pork
> > is 9 inches long X 4 1/2 inches diameter... (what a coincidence!
> > hehe). Your 8 1/4 pound boneless pork loin couldn't be more than
> > 12 inches long. Maybe what you have is a pork *tenderloin*, a
> > whole nother thingie.
> > Sheldon
> > ````````````

> I think you'll find that when you defrost it, it's folded in half. A
> whole boneless pork loin is at least 20" long!! Bill


Thank you! Drinks are on me. This beast was at least 24" long and a
good 4" diameter.
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