"sf" wrote:

> Yeah - like ox tails, which used to be sold for pennies, now
> cost as much as a good steak per pound.

Speaking of oxtails, don't they contain prions, and therefore constitute a
possible vector for BSE ("Mad Cow Disease")?

I cheerfully admit that I don't know the fact of the matter, but it seems to
me that any part of the spinal cord will contain prions.

Can some knowledgeable person dispel my veil of ignorance on this matter?

Bob