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Originally posted by pogophiles

. . . I have seen plenty of hams of the type you describe sold in supermarkets under a Smithfield brand — this is not the same thing at all…

(Also to Michael.) Oh, I knew it wasn’t a country ham–this old Tennessee boy can tell–, but I wasn’t looking for one. I did assume Smithfield was the VA version, though, thinking the name was copyrighted. Michael’s explanation answers a lot. I’ll inviestigate some more. The main thing was the blasted water content!