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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2015-04-12 9:38 AM, wrote:

> I never encourage people to like it, think what happened to the price
> of oxtail when people decided they would try it I used to buy
> them for five and ten cents in the 70s, now it's five bucks. I also
> used to get those big marrow bones for stock/soup for free, now they
> are a couple of bucks.

You are so right. In the early 70s I used to get a big bag of ox tails
for about 25 cents and we would have enough for a good feed for supper
and enough left over for another supper. These days they sell them in
packs of 3 or 4 for at least $6 per pack and it takes 2 packs to get
enough to make it worth cooking them. Forget about leftovers. I can
pick up a couple steaks and save myself time and money.