207- Square-Cut Shoulder, Single
1. Blade end shall be cut between the 4th and 5th ribs and four full ribs must be present (20).
2. Arm end shall be cut through the cartilaginous juncture of the 1st rib and the anterior
extremity of the sternum bone continuing in a straight line across the arm end. There shall
be cartilage evident in the cut made through the cartilaginous juncture of the 1st rib and
sternum
3. (11). [Bone may be present if cartilage is evident from a cut made through the cartilaginous
juncture.]
4. Neck shall be removed; not more than 1 inch of neck shall remain on the shoulder (11).
[Neck removal is measured from the intersection of the neck and the top line of the
shoulder.]
5. Heart fat shall be removed flush with the rib surface (8).
6. Grade as specified (18).
Display: bone side up unless grade is specified