On Sat 22 Mar 2008 01:14:16p, jmcquown told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>> On Sat 22 Mar 2008 10:57:36a, jmcquown told us...
>>
>>>
>>> The first time I made the stew I used oxtails because I couldn't find
>>> beef short ribs. I rarely see them back home. But your post made me
>>> think to look for them today. There was one *tiny* package, not
>>> enough for much of anything.
>>>
>>
>> I love oxtails, but like you, I rarely see them in any store. I
>> suppose if I went to the butcher shop I could get them, but I won't
>> pay their prices for that type of meat.
>>
> Oh! I meant I have to really hunt to find beef short ribs. Oxtails are
> more readily available (I've no idea why).
>
> Jill
>
>

They're both hard to find here, an oxtails are actually harder to find than
short ribs. We seem to have a good supply of really good and meaty soup
bones, however, which are great for making beef, mushroom, and barley soup.

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