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On 10/11/2014 3:59 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2014-10-11 2:52 PM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>>> Oxtail soup is good, but oxtail stew is even better.

>>
>> what's the difference? Do you have different recipes for each? My
>> oxtail soup has many stew ingredients, it is just not as thick
>>

> Good question. It is thicker. It is served on the bone.
> BTW... I think I exaggerated the number, but it remains enough for us to
> have a really good feed, maybe even leftovers. That is much better than
> having to buy two packs at $10-12 each and not having enough to bother
> going to all that work.
>
>

Oh, I always brown then cool the oxtails. I add them back to the kettle
and cook them down but I do remove the bones before making soup or stew
with them. I despise having to fish bones out of a bowl of something
I'm eating.

Jill