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How the Boston Butt got it's name.

Posted by the Butcher on Thursday, May 5, 2011, In : knowledge 
Hey everyone, 

Sorry about the long time span but we feel it better to not post as to post about nothing and make you regret reading it. Any way, I am back and I have an interesting set of post coming here in the next few weeks; the first of which is today's.

So, I use to think that the name for the Boston Butt (which is not a butt at all but the shoulder of the pig) came from the fact that someone thought that the shoulder is what holds up a Boston-er's head thus giving the name. But upon furt...
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