October is the month of plenty of pork, for a long time was the month for hog slaughtering on farms. Usually this month pork prices are the lowest of the year.
I went to two grocery stores today. Sausage was on my shopping list. Walmart (main instigator of the shortages?) has had more foods in stock than I've seen in years but had virtually no sausage. A few packs of patties or links but no rolls of sausage at all.
Went to another regional chain store. They had more but not a lot. only three or four rolls of one brand. And the price was sky high. It was about $3 a roll a couple of weeks ago. Today it was $4.49.
This store always has pork chops for a great price in October. I didn't look at the prices but nothing was on special and I haven't seen any on sale all month.
Higher prices on any meat isn't a shock but why the dearth of sausage in a month when pork is usually more plentiful than any other time of year?
If you have relatives in central VA, we might be related. I have ancestors from the 1700s who lived in Goochland, Fluvanna, Louisa, and some in Culpeper.
We're from Southside (Mom's family) and Shenandoah Valley (Daddy's family.) We actually have some distant relatives in NC. The original guy on Daddy's side came over in 1711 to PA and others from the family went to NC while he settled in the Valley. He was one of the first settlers in the Valley.
I did a lot of genealogical work on Daddy's family years ago. Got stuck on Mom's side, mainly because records were destroyed by Yankees during Civil War.
If you give me information on her brick wall, I might be able to find something for her. I've been doing this for over 50 years. It's surprising how many church records, family Bibles, and other documents have survived in VA.
I can't tell you much without doxxing myself, but my grandfather used to sell tobacco in Danville, VA, and I have a number of relatives currently living in Southside VA.
Grandpa was a tobacco farmer, not near Danville though. I'm sure Grandma's family grew tobacco too. That's so kind of you to offer to help. Thank you so much. I don't want to post a bunch of family info and I think one of my numerous cousins on that side has done some work. I've lost interest a bit since my child and none of my grandchildren have any interest at all.