On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 11:08:43 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 1/21/2013 10:15 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:09:44 -0500, jmcquown >
>> wrote:
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>I'll have to look at them, but I'm sure you're right. Oxtail soup
>requires a nice ratio of meat & fat to the bone. These are already
>disjointed.
>
>> tea cup size tails with lots of meat between the wings of the bones.
>> I've got to ask Cash and Carry if they can get some in for me. A
>> restaurant pack is over $50, but it is worth it. It is a little
>> tricky to break the pack apart into family-size amounts, but I can
>> manage with some of my husband's tools ;o)
>> Janet US
>>
>Power tools? Even with my freezer and love of soup I don't need a huge
>package of oxtails. I doubt I could find them in restaurant size
>packages. Still, I do love oxtail soup/stew. Very hearty.
>
>Jill
No power tools, just a short pry bar and maybe a hammer or something.
Because the tails are round, there are spaces where you can get
between to pry the frozen tails apart in serviceable chunks.
Janet US