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jake
 
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Default bad smelling pork...what's up?

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article >,
> jake > wrote:
>
>
>>OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>> jake > wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Nexis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>This is the second time in the last few months this has happened. I picked
>>>>>up a couple of pork shoulder roasts to smoke for pulled pork. The use by
>>>>>date on them says November 18th. Today is the 15th....so why does it smell
>>>>>so bad? It looks normal, not brown or gray or anything. I opened the
>>>>>package
>>>>>and the smell about gagged me. Has anyone else had this experience? I
>>>>>assume
>>>>>it's bad...at least, I won't eat it. I'll be returning it. Ugh.
>>>>>
>>>>>kimberly...trying to think of something else to have for dinner.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>It depends on what kid of smell it is. Apparently, boars can have some
>>>>sort of (unpleasant) smell. But I'm not sure.
>>>
>>>
>>>There is nothing like the smell of rotting meat. :-P

>>
>>? (am i missing an innueando?)

>
>
> I meant that it was difficult to compare it to anything else.
> Mustiness from wild boar is not going to smell the same as outright
> spoilage.
>
> IMHO anyway.


Oh, I see. I've never smetl boar-smell, so I wouldn't knwo. I'm
intrigued, though, so I'd like to get to know that smell.