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>>>>> Smithfield is a brand name. They are generally of a better quality
>>>>> than store-brands. There is no difference in prepping.
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>>>> You are totally wrong on both counts and obviously no absolutely
>>>> nothing about Smithfield hams.
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>>> Smithfield is a brand name. For hams, ribs, pork roast, etc.
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>> There's no helping the clueless. Smithfield may be a brand name where
>> you live, but to qualify as a true Smithfield ham it must meet
>> stringent criteria...
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> It IS a brand name where I live. Therefore I reiterrate-it is a brand
> name.

The point being that regardless if there is a brand by the name of
Smithfield, hams sold under that brand are not necessarily true "Smithfield
Hams" unless they are produced in Smithfield, VA, under specified conditions.

The OP was not inquiring about Smithfield as a brand, but as a type of ham.
There is a world of difference.

> That's what I just love about this newsgroup-it's SO hostile.

Glad you love it!

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Wayne in Phoenix

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