Pork Shoulder

The shoulder is separated form the side by a straight cut that is approximately perpendicular to the length of the side. The cut shall be made posterior to (so as not ot expose) the elbow, but not more than 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) from the tip of the elbow. The outer tip of the subscapularis…

Pork Leg (Fresh Ham), TBS, 3-Way, Boneless

This item shall consist of inside (Item No. 402F), outside (Item No. 402E), and knuckle portions of the pork leg individually packaged and placed into the same container. The knuckle portion shall consist of the tensor fasciae latae and quadriceps group. All bones and cartilage shall be removed. The purchaser may specify the packaging of…

Pork Leg (Fresh Ham), Inside

This boneless item consists of the semimembranosus and related muscles of the inside portion of the leg remaining after separation from the outside and knuckle portions of the leg along the natural seam. All bones, cartilage, exposed heavy (opaque) connective tissue, lean and fat overlying the aitch bone (oyster) and the gracilis membrane (opaque portion)…

Pork Leg (Fresh Ham), Outside

This boneless item shall consist of the outside muscles (biceps femoris and semitendinosus) from the leg. The inner shank (gastrocnemius) may remain. However, the flexor digitorum superficialis muscle, or mouse as it is often referred to, shall be excluded. The popliteal lymph gland and surrounding fat in excess of 0.25 inch (6 mm) in depth…

Pork Leg (Fresh Ham), Boneless

This item is prepared from Item No. 401. All bones, cartilages, skin, flank muscle (rectus abdominis), cutaneous trunci, fat and lean above the aitch bone and exposed lymph glands shall be excluded. The tendinous ends of shanks shall be excluded so that the cross-sectional cut exposes not less than 75 percent lean. The loin end…

Pork Leg (Fresh Ham), Skinned

In addition to meeting the requirement of Item No. 401, the skin and fat on the outside of the leg must be trimmed. The skin shall be excluded anterior to a straight line parallel to the leg face, which starts at a point that does not exceed 25 percent of the distance from the stifle…