re: Ham Novice

By either a whole bone in ham or butt portion. All grocery retailers have them. The shank portion will have less meat, will probably be smaller and often times a little cheaper per pound than the butt portion. Picnics are not true hams. They are a part of the shoulder...just under the Boston butt that is cured like a whole/butt/shank portion. When one BBq's a pork shoulder it's the uncured whole shoulder that includes the butt and picnic in one piece.