PriceChicken:2.16
PriceRibs:1.84
PriceBrisket:14.00
PricePulledPork:12.00
PriceSides:5.00

var price = {
    "PriceChicken": "1",
    "PriceRibs": "1",
    "PriceBrisket": "1",
    "PricePulledPork": "1",
    "PriceSides": "1"
};

function loadVars(){
    console.log(price["PriceChicken"]);
    $.get("price.txt", function(data){
        dataarray = data.split("n");
        for(i = 0;i < dataarray.length; i++){
            var line = dataarray[i].split(":");
            console.log(price[line[0]]);
            price[line[0]] = line[1];
            console.log(price[line[0]]);
        }
    });
    console.log(price["PriceChicken"]);
}
loadVars();

{
    "PriceChicken" : 2.16,
    "PriceRibs" : 1.84,
    "PriceBrisket" : 14.00,
    "PricePulledPork" : 12.00,
    "PriceSides" : 5.00
}

var price = {};

$.getJSON("prices.json", function(data){
    $.extend(price,data);
});

var price = {
    "PriceChicken": "1",
    "PriceRibs": "1",
    "PriceBrisket": "1",
    "PricePulledPork": "1",
    "PriceSides": "1"
};

function set_price(key, value){
    price[key] = value;
};

function loadVars(){
    console.log(price["PriceChicken"]);

    $.get("price.txt", function(data){
        dataarray = data.split("n");
        for(i = 0;i < dataarray.length; i++){
            var line = dataarray[i].split(":");

            // set price
            set_price(line[0], line[1]);

            console.log(price[line[0]]);
        }
    });

    console.log(price["PriceChicken"]);
}


loadVars();