> What Ed said about hams. Fresh hams are almost never seen in the
> supermarkets
> here. They do have all manner of cured hams and from a variety of vendors. I
> do
> have ready access to fresh hams from two sources. One is a full service
> butcher
> just a few miles from the house and the other is about 45 miles away. Those
> two
> sources offer all cuts up to and including whole hogs. The closest one does
> not
> routinely put whole shoulders in the case, but I can have one simply by
> asking
> and might have to wait until the next day to pick it up. They don't prewrap
> any-
> thing an cheerfully custom cut whatever the customer asks for.

Brick,

Cindy and I did a fresh ham for Easter one time with cloves
plugged into it.

<never again> We even threw out the left overs.

Craig