On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 18:58:24 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2017-03-26 6:26 PM, wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Mar 2017 13:42:09 -0600, graham > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2017-03-26 12:10 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Oxtail brawn is also good. I.e., like a pork/head cheese but made with
>>>>> oxtails.
>>>>> Graham
>>>>
>>>> I've never seen or heard of that. I've only seen head cheese
>>>> Janet US
>>>>
>>>
>>> Here's a recipe for Suffolk* Oxtail Brawn.
>>> https://nungkysman.wordpress.com/200...-oxtail-brawn/
>>>
>>> *The county in England from where I originate.
>>> Graham
>>
>> We lived a couple of years at Shotley Gate, outside of Ipswich. I
>> never heard of doing a brawn - love oxtail stew and it does set very
>> easily when cold, so can see a brawn. I don't know about your way but
>> the price of oxtails has escalated here, what used to be 3 or 4 joints
>> in a pack for a couple of dollars, is now six or seven argggh
>>
>
>
>$6-7 for a pack of 3-4? Around here it is more often more like $10-12.
> There is not way I am spending that much on something that is 50%
>bone, 25% fat and 25% meat and then spend a lot of time preparing it and
>adding extra ingredients when I can pay the same amount and get a steak
>that is almost all meat.

Oxtail has a totally different flavour and I still buy it
occasionally. I use it as a stew, then soup.