In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >, Boron Elgar
> > > wrote:
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> >>
> >> This will be a lovely fall with legs, rack, shoulder chops, shanks
> >> and stew meat. I am quite jazzed! The freezer needed cleaning out
> >> anyway.

> >
> > She scores!! Good on you. I've never cooked lamb in my life. I
> > had a shank a couple weeks ago at a fabulous restaurant in St. Cloud
> > (story on my website - Cafe Renaissance). I'm scared to cook it.
>
> Lamb is wonderful! Can't believe you're afraid of it

Who knows. I used to be afraid of fish, too. Now I cook it in ways
that make some people cringe. Mom cooked it at Easter. Probably
mutton--unless all lamb stinks when it's roasting.

> The shanks are great, like big turkey drumsticks, except, well... it's
> lamb.
(snip)
> mostly the white part) and add sliced mushrooms at the end. Simmer
> until tender; season to

> Jill

Do they take a long time to cook? Anyone ever do it in a pressure
cooker?
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-Barb, <http://www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 9-26-05