"Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message
news:qiQsb.141846$9E1.717742@attbi_s52...
> I'm feeling a bit better today, but was surprised yesterday when my
> boyfriend came home from the supermarket with the report that he'd asked
> for chicken bones and learned that they don't sell them. He asked for
> chicken backs or chicken wings with which to make chicken soup and
> learned that they didn't have those either. The best he could do was a
> package of 4 chicken legs (which cooked into a very thick, gelatinous
> broth without much flavor but all the healing properties I could ask
> for). Does no one make chicken soup from scratch anymore that bones
> aren't available at the supermarket?

Who needs bones - use a fryer when they go on sale for $.59 per pound...

>
> If I do find bones at a specialty market, how long can I freeze them for
> and, would freezing them have any effect on them later when I went to
> use them for soup? Or is it better to freeze the chicken stock? How
> long can freeze stock?

No difference in flavor - as long as they are wrapped correctly



Finally, is there anything I can do to improve
> the flavor?

Mirpoix, dill , juice of a fresh lemon, parsley, and a bouquet garni.

Dimitri