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Cooking & Baking

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18. Smoked ham hocks are $4-$5 here

Reply to dem in texas (Original post)

Tue Feb 1, 2022, 10:58 PM

Feb 2022

and I live in a very expensive part of the country - I suspect Amazon is building a delivery or similar expense into the cost.

So how did the soup turn out?

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I'm crazy - paid $21.95 for ham hocks [View all] dem in texas Jan 2022 OP

I bought two huge smoked hocks this SharonClark Jan 2022 #1

Look at it this way: murielm99 Jan 2022 #2

I tried to order some for home delivery today. Grasswire2 Jan 2022 #3

Is that better than the bone from a whole ham? I have a bunch of navy ben and ham soup from the ham brewens Jan 2022 #4

No u r not. It's justified. Savor your soup! sprinkleeninow Jan 2022 #5

Dang, that is some high falutin' soup you'll be making! cayugafalls Jan 2022 #6

to bad ya' can't go to Oklahoma, they average about $1.69 @ lb.! get ya bunch monkeyman1 Jan 2022 #7

Not sure where you live in Texas, but I get mine at Winco Major Nikon Jan 2022 #8

I'm with you lillypaddle Jan 2022 #9

Bacon satisfies my taste True Dough Jan 2022 #10

No local butchers... in Texas? hlthe2b Jan 2022 #11

I usually make 4 quarts of soup. dem in texas Jan 2022 #15

holy crap! Kali Jan 2022 #12

I haven't been able to find those either. Pea soup isn't the same without them. Vinca Jan 2022 #13

That is utterly ridiculous. Callalily Jan 2022 #14

At least you realize how crazy you are. hippywife Jan 2022 #16

Made Split Pea soup yesterday dem in texas Feb 2022 #17

Smoked ham hocks are $4-$5 here Retrograde Feb 2022 #18