"Grant Erwin" > wrote in message
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> Frank Mancuso wrote:
>> I just saw one this morning-it was 14 lbs. and was $1.19/lb, but the damn
>> thing was HUGE! Anyone ever manhandled one of them? I may go back and get
>> one for Monday. I ahve to thing bone-in is a good thing!
>
> I find the largest briskets are generally the toughest. I try to buy the
> one that's the floppiest when I lift it in the middle.
>
> Brisket is like your pectoral muscle - there is no bone in it. Some
> butcher made a mistake, or should I say misteak .. :-)
>
> GWE

Yes Brick and Grant, one can purchase a brisket with a bone attached.
BUTT not often
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James A. "Big Jim" Whitten