Gordon -- The pork butt actually comes from the front shoulder of the pig. I have no idea why it is called the butt. Fresh ham and pork shoulder come from the hind quarter of the pig. Matt ====================================== When seen together, the whole shoulder sort of resembles a rifle and the butt sort of looks like a rifle butt. That's the best explanation I've heard. -Hound OB-Chiles; gotta go hunt up some pequins in the wilder part of my back yard.