On Jan 21, 9:16 am, (Phred) wrote:
> In article >, Dave Smith > wrote:
> >KevinS wrote:
>
> >> On Jan 19, 1:14�pm, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> > Oxtails stew is one of my favourites. When
> >> > properly braised the meat on those babies are
> >> > tender and sweet and have a lot of nice flavour.
>
> >> How many pounds would you buy to serve two
> >> adults?
>
> >It is hard to say. They are basically bones with a little bit of meat on
> >them. It depends on how big the bones and how meaty they are. The only
> >way I can suggest is to look at them and and figure out how much meat
> >there is on the bones and how many of them you need for a decent feed.
>
> Sadly, the ox tails around here lately have been so bloody fatty
> they're not worth buying. :-(
>
> Cheers, Phred.

The obesity epidemic is spreading

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada