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Steve B wrote:
> I was in the meat section the other day, and they had some big bones, beef,
> I believe, that were about 1.5 to 2" diameter outside. They were cut in
> pieces about as long as they were round. I figure you would use them for
> making soup stock. Is that right? Any other uses? How about for bird
> suet? They were pretty cheap.
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> Steve
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Sounds like marrow bones to me, the Brits in particular like them baked
and then eat the marrow out of the bone with a special spoon. I reckon
you could make stock from them too.