<P> In pre-revolutionary New England and into the American Revolutionary War , New England butchers tended to take less prized cuts of pork like hams and shoulders and pack them into barrels for storage and transport , known as a butt . This particular shoulder cut became known around the country as a Boston specialty , and hence it became the `` Boston butt '' . In the UK it is known as `` pork hand and spring '' , or simply `` pork hand '' , or , as noted above , `` pork shoulder on the bone '' . </P>
<P> In pre-revolutionary New England and into the American Revolutionary War , New England butchers tended to take less prized cuts of pork like hams and shoulders and pack them into barrels for storage and transport , known as a butt . This particular shoulder cut became known around the country as a Boston specialty , and hence it became the `` Boston butt '' . In the UK it is known as `` pork hand and spring '' , or simply `` pork hand '' , or , as noted above , `` pork shoulder on the bone '' . </P>
why is it called a boston butt roast
why is it called a boston butt roast
known around the country as a Boston specialty , and hence it became the `` Boston butt ''
known around the country as a Boston specialty , and hence it became the `` Boston butt ''