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blake murphy > wrote:


> i was wondeering the same thing. smithfield has some pretty good products.

I posted something yesterday. After, it just didn't seem right, and
other posts didn't fit in either. I did some checking.

It appears that Smithfield, like Champagne, was a geographical
designation. Champagne seems to be keeping up the battle. I don't know
the exact story for Smithfield. Smithfield is a city in the state of
Virginia in the US. By law, a Smithfield ham came from that city. Now,
Smithfield is the name of a company that is a huge conglomerate.

As always, "let the buyer beware". When you see champagne for US$3 a
bottle, don't expect Champagne from France. When you see Smithfield Ham
for US$2 a pound, don't expect a traditional ham.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA

"[Don't] assume that someone is "broken" just because they behave in ways
you don't like or don't understand." --Miche