"Julia Altshuler" wrote in message
news:qiQsb.141846$9E1.717742@attbi_s52...
I'm feeling a bit better today, but was surprised yesterday when my
boyfriend came home from the supermarket with the report that he'd asked
for chicken bones and learned that they don't sell them. He asked for
chicken backs or chicken wings with which to make chicken soup and
learned that they didn't have those either. The best he could do was a
package of 4 chicken legs (which cooked into a very thick, gelatinous
broth without much flavor but all the healing properties I could ask
for). Does no one make chicken soup from scratch anymore that bones
aren't available at the supermarket?

Who needs bones - use a fryer when they go on sale for $.59 per pound...


If I do find bones at a specialty market, how long can I freeze them for
and, would freezing them have any effect on them later when I went to
use them for soup? Or is it better to freeze the chicken stock? How
long can freeze stock?

No difference in flavor - as long as they are wrapped correctly



Finally, is there anything I can do to improve
the flavor?

Mirpoix, dill , juice of a fresh lemon, parsley, and a bouquet garni.

Dimitri