"Janet B" > wrote in message
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> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:21:37 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>> -- $62.63. They are frozen in one flat mass but I was able to separate
>>> the pack into four portions.
>>> Today is oxtail soup day. Following is the recipe from my
>>> mother-in-law to a new bride.
>>> Oxtail Soup
>>> Wash one or two packages of oxtails. Cover with water generously, add
>>> about 1 tsp. salt per lb. Cook along with chopped onion, chopped
>>> celery and celery leaves and one can of tomatoes. (I have always
>>> interpreted the tomatoes as 1 quart as everyone canned their tomatoes
>>> back then.) Cook til tender. This will take about three hours .
>>> About one hour before you plan to eat add chopped carrots about two or
>>> three, then cubed potatoes, and just as you are about to serve the
>>> soup add a package of frozen corn and a generous handful of parsley.
>>> Taste and season with salt and pepper. It is so important not to cook
>>> all the vegetables for the whole length of time. The meat could even
>>> cook longer than three hours -- it takes a long time.
>>> from Eloise
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>>It sounds just the thing for this nasty cold weather!!!
>
> Yes, indeed.
> BTW. I heard during the Australian Tennis Open, that Andy Murray is
> getting married in October in Scotland. How is the weather at that
> time of year?

It can be anything really. The weather is so variable it is hard to say.

In the past few days, we have had (*everything* each day) ... heavy snow and
ice, blue skies and bright sunshine, black clouds and strong gales! ... yes,
each day!!!

Take your pick)

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