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
Janet US

"Janet B" > wrote in message
news
>
> 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

It sounds just the thing for this nasty cold weather!!!

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:21:37 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>news
>>
>> 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
>
>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?
Janet US

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:16:15 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:12:50 -0700, Janet B >
>wrote:
>
>>
>>I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>-- $62.63.
snip
>>Janet US
>
>I adore ox tails and the most important thing is not to eat that day -
>too fatty. After a night in the fridge all the fat can easily be
>taken off. I also like pearl barley in mine for sure, don't put
>celery or tomatoes.
>
>That was a great buy, parts of tails go between $7-10 here.

These oxtails were beautiful. Big and meaty. When I see them in the
supermarket I won't buy them because they are the tiny ends that are
only bone.
What is your recipe for oxtail soup like?
Janet US

"Janet B" > wrote in message
news
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:21:37 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>news
>>>
>>> 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
>>
>>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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> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:39:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>news
>>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:21:37 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>>>news >>>>>
>>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>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)
>
> Reckon you'll get this lot in about four/five days

Oh it has been going on for longer. The thundersnow can be spectacular.
Heavy snow fall with thunder and lightening at the same time!!

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"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:39:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message

>>>> 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)
>>
>> Reckon you'll get this lot in about four/five days
>
> Oh it has been going on for longer. The thundersnow can be spectacular.
> Heavy snow fall with thunder and lightening at the same time!!

Incidentally I wasn't saying we get that over a few days, I am saying we get
that lot in ONE day!!

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:04:05 -0000, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>>
>>
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:39:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>
>>>>> 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)
>>>
>>> Reckon you'll get this lot in about four/five days
>>
>> Oh it has been going on for longer. The thundersnow can be spectacular.
>> Heavy snow fall with thunder and lightening at the same time!!
>
>Incidentally I wasn't saying we get that over a few days, I am saying we get
>that lot in ONE day!!

That sounds like a misery. Are you at a higher elevation? I have
experienced that kind of weather when vacationing in Yellowstone
National Park, up in the mountains. We always joke that you have to
take your 3-season weather gear along.
Janet US

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:47:31 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:26:21 -0700, Janet B >
>
snip
>>What is your recipe for oxtail soup like?
>>Janet US
>
>
>When I splurge and buy them I treat them like a stew. Brown onions
>and oxtail, add stock and pearl barley. I reckon to cook them around
>three hours, so throw the carrots in an hour or so later.
>
>After eating the stew I usually add more pearl barley and it then
>becomes oxtail soup. You've got me going now, have to find some
>oxtails, I would like some of yours, it's blizzarding again here at
>the moment

I'll have to try the stew approach sometime. thanks for the idea.
The aroma of soup cooking is a wonderful comfort on a nasty, cold day.
Janet US

"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:04:05 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>"Ophelia" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 19:39:58 -0000, "Ophelia"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
>>
>>>>>> 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)
>>>>
>>>> Reckon you'll get this lot in about four/five days
>>>
>>> Oh it has been going on for longer. The thundersnow can be
>>> spectacular.
>>> Heavy snow fall with thunder and lightening at the same time!!
>>
>>Incidentally I wasn't saying we get that over a few days, I am saying we
>>get
>>that lot in ONE day!!
>
> That sounds like a misery. Are you at a higher elevation? I have
> experienced that kind of weather when vacationing in Yellowstone
> National Park, up in the mountains. We always joke that you have to
> take your 3-season weather gear along.

We are higher than the surrounding area. Actually I would advise anyone to
bring their "3-season weather gear" here whenever they visit <g>

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On 2/2/2015 1:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> 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....

Oxtail soup is great! But you'll get a lot more flavor if you dredge the
oxtails in seasoned flour and brown thoroughly on both side in
butter/oil, remove oxtails to a plate, and saute the first batch of
veggies listed above for 10 minutes or so, before adding back the
oxtails and proceeding.

-- Larry

On 2015-02-02 15:47, wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 12:26:21 -0700, Janet B >
> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 15:16:15 -0400, wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:12:50 -0700, Janet B >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>>> -- $62.63.
>> snip
>>>> Janet US
>>>
>>> I adore ox tails and the most important thing is not to eat that day -
>>> too fatty. After a night in the fridge all the fat can easily be
>>> taken off. I also like pearl barley in mine for sure, don't put
>>> celery or tomatoes.
>>>
>>> That was a great buy, parts of tails go between $7-10 here.
>>
>> These oxtails were beautiful. Big and meaty. When I see them in the
>> supermarket I won't buy them because they are the tiny ends that are
>> only bone.
>> What is your recipe for oxtail soup like?
>> Janet US
>
>
> When I splurge and buy them I treat them like a stew. Brown onions
> and oxtail, add stock and pearl barley. I reckon to cook them around
> three hours, so throw the carrots in an hour or so later.

Stew is what we do with them.
>
> After eating the stew I usually add more pearl barley and it then
> becomes oxtail soup. You've got me going now, have to find some
> oxtails, I would like some of yours, it's blizzarding again here at
> the moment

A foot of snow today... and my snow blower crapped out on me. I nursed
it along and got about 95% of the driveway cleared out before it gave up
the ghost completely. Then we had about 4 more inches of light fluffy
snow, the sort of stuff that is easier to do with a shovel.
>

On 2015-02-02 16:30, Janet B wrote:

>> After eating the stew I usually add more pearl barley and it then
>> becomes oxtail soup. You've got me going now, have to find some
>> oxtails, I would like some of yours, it's blizzarding again here at
>> the moment
>
> I'll have to try the stew approach sometime. thanks for the idea.
> The aroma of soup cooking is a wonderful comfort on a nasty, cold day.
> Janet US
>

Ox tail stew is incredible. I probably shouldn't promote it because ox
tails used to be incredibly cheap and now it costs more for a small feed
of ox tails than it costs for a steak, and the steak doesn't require
other ingredients and a lot of cooking time. I keep my eye out for them
and grab them anytime there is a bargain price.

> wrote in message
...
> On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 21:02:41 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>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)
>>>
>>> Reckon you'll get this lot in about four/five days
>>
>>Oh it has been going on for longer. The thundersnow can be spectacular.
>>Heavy snow fall with thunder and lightening at the same time!!
>
> Still snowing, due to change around midnight to freezing rain/pellets,
> then regular rain etc. After it has really flooded the streets then
> we are to have 'flash freeze' when the temperature dips by about 20
> degs. So the poor not retired people have to commute tomorrow
> morning on ice fields

Our snow has stopped now, but it is still well below freezing. The snow we
have now has not clearing at all!

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On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:38:33 -0400, wrote:

>On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:28:03 -0700, Janet B >
>wrote:

snip
>>
>>That sounds like a misery. Are you at a higher elevation? I have
>>experienced that kind of weather when vacationing in Yellowstone
>>National Park, up in the mountains. We always joke that you have to
>>take your 3-season weather gear along.
>>Janet US
>
>We camped there back in the late 60s with kids. I wondered why the
>bears seemed to favour our tent, it was after we left the kids told us
>how they had put marshmallows amongst all the trees near us and that
>in the morning, they were always gone.

Yikes!
Janet US

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:31:13 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:


snip
>
>A foot of snow today... and my snow blower crapped out on me. I nursed
>it along and got about 95% of the driveway cleared out before it gave up
>the ghost completely. Then we had about 4 more inches of light fluffy
>snow, the sort of stuff that is easier to do with a shovel.
>>

gap the spark plug! (fingers crossed that works)
Janet US

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 16:50:38 -0500, pltrgyst > wrote:

>On 2/2/2015 1:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> 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....
>
>Oxtail soup is great! But you'll get a lot more flavor if you dredge the
>oxtails in seasoned flour and brown thoroughly on both side in
>butter/oil, remove oxtails to a plate, and saute the first batch of
>veggies listed above for 10 minutes or so, before adding back the
>oxtails and proceeding.
>
>-- Larry
good idea
Janet US

On 2015-02-02 18:14, Janet B wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:31:13 -0500, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>
> snip
>>
>> A foot of snow today... and my snow blower crapped out on me. I nursed
>> it along and got about 95% of the driveway cleared out before it gave up
>> the ghost completely. Then we had about 4 more inches of light fluffy
>> snow, the sort of stuff that is easier to do with a shovel.
>>>
>
> gap the spark plug! (fingers crossed that works)
>
I am thinking it is a fuel problem. I will take it apart in a couple
days when it warms up enough to work without gloves. I may have to bite
the bullet and send it to the shop.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:12:50 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

>
>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
>Janet US

I'd have cooked them all in one fell swoop and filled my freezer...
why have to repeat the process several times, what else can you do
with oxtails... if they're really oxtails... odds are they're not from
an ox.

On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 5:57:19 PM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:12:50 -0700, Janet B >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >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
> >Janet US
>
> I'd have cooked them all in one fell swoop and filled my freezer...
> why have to repeat the process several times, what else can you do
> with oxtails... if they're really oxtails... odds are they're not from
> an ox.

When I worked in a slaughterhouse "oxtails" were derived from just about any beef animal that had a tail whether cow, bull, steer, calf...whatever. The true oxtail I presume came from mature steers used as beasts of burden...slaughtered when their useful days were over.
=====

On Mon, 2 Feb 2015 17:34:12 -0800 (PST), Roy >
wrote:

>On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 5:57:19 PM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:12:50 -0700, Janet B >
>> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >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
>> >Janet US
>>
>> I'd have cooked them all in one fell swoop and filled my freezer...
>> why have to repeat the process several times, what else can you do
>> with oxtails... if they're really oxtails... odds are they're not from
>> an ox.
>
>When I worked in a slaughterhouse "oxtails" were derived from just about any beef animal that had a tail whether cow, bull, steer, calf...whatever. The true oxtail I presume came from mature steers used as beasts of burden...slaughtered when their useful days were over.

True.

On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 18:39:13 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-02-02 18:14, Janet B wrote:
>> On Mon, 02 Feb 2015 17:31:13 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>> snip
>>>
>>> A foot of snow today... and my snow blower crapped out on me. I nursed
>>> it along and got about 95% of the driveway cleared out before it gave up
>>> the ghost completely. Then we had about 4 more inches of light fluffy
>>> snow, the sort of stuff that is easier to do with a shovel.
>>>>
>>
>> gap the spark plug! (fingers crossed that works)
>>
>I am thinking it is a fuel problem. I will take it apart in a couple
>days when it warms up enough to work without gloves. I may have to bite
>the bullet and send it to the shop.

We are very fortunate in that a farmer down the road blows out our
driveway when there's a big storm. He does the place across the road,
plus the people on either side of us.

We don't have a formal contract with him or anything, but DH gives him
$20 every time he does it. (It's not a huge job - mainly clearing out
what the snowplow piles up.) We were thinking of buying a snowblower
this year, but $20 half a dozen times a year seemed like a better
deal.

Doris

On 2015-02-02 22:10, Doris Night wrote:

>
>>> gap the spark plug! (fingers crossed that works)
>>>
>> I am thinking it is a fuel problem. I will take it apart in a couple
>> days when it warms up enough to work without gloves. I may have to bite
>> the bullet and send it to the shop.
>
> We are very fortunate in that a farmer down the road blows out our
> driveway when there's a big storm. He does the place across the road,
> plus the people on either side of us.
>
> We don't have a formal contract with him or anything, but DH gives him
> $20 every time he does it. (It's not a huge job - mainly clearing out
> what the snowplow piles up.) We were thinking of buying a snowblower
> this year, but $20 half a dozen times a year seemed like a better
> deal.
>

We are on an unopened road allowance near the main road and our
neighbour is more than 100 yards further down the lane. I usually clear
from my parking area to the road and the previous neighbour had a
tractor mounted snow blower and he did the rest. Sometimes he would be
out there first and I only had to do my parking area.
We have new neighbours now and they have a friend come by early in the
morning to plow the lane. I don't know what happened to him today.

On 2/2/2015 1:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>
> 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
> Janet US
>
Thank you for the reminder! It has finally started to feel like Winter
here in southernmost South Carolina. I made some oxtail soup last year
and portioned it into freezer containers. I have a container thawing
today and that will be dinner tonight.

Jill

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:26:17 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 2/2/2015 1:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>
>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>> -- $62.63.
snip
>> Janet US
>>
>Thank you for the reminder! It has finally started to feel like Winter
>here in southernmost South Carolina. I made some oxtail soup last year
>and portioned it into freezer containers. I have a container thawing
>today and that will be dinner tonight.
>
>Jill
From what I viewed on the Weather Channel, you are going to need that
oxtail soup. Get your sweater out!
Janet US

In article >,
says...
>
> I adore ox tails and the most important thing is not to eat that day -
> too fatty. After a night in the fridge all the fat can easily be
> taken off. I also like pearl barley in mine for sure, don't put
> celery or tomatoes.
>
+1+1+1+1.......... (etc)

Janet UK

On 2/3/2015 11:28 AM, Janet B wrote:
> On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 10:26:17 -0500, jmcquown >
> wrote:
>
>> On 2/2/2015 1:12 PM, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>> -- $62.63.
> snip
>>> Janet US
>>>
>> Thank you for the reminder! It has finally started to feel like Winter
>> here in southernmost South Carolina. I made some oxtail soup last year
>> and portioned it into freezer containers. I have a container thawing
>> today and that will be dinner tonight.
>>
>> Jill
> From what I viewed on the Weather Channel, you are going to need that
> oxtail soup. Get your sweater out!
> Janet US
>
It might be the first time this year I've actually needed to wear a
sweater (or even a shirt with long sleeves). And that's only if I spend
any time outside. It doesn't really get cold here until mid February.
People who don't live around here don't understand it.

Jill

On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:

> +1+1+1+1.......... (etc)

Which means less than spit, on Usenet.... (etc)

nb

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:
>
> > +1+1+1+1.......... (etc)
>
> Which means less than spit, on Usenet.... (etc)
>
> nb

No doubt you know everything about spit.

Janet UK

On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:

> No doubt you know everything about spit.

Not really. I jes know that "+1" is for reddit or other media outlets
that let users rank a post. Plus one means to move that post up one
place in the rankings. On Usenet, it means absolutely nothing, as
posts (articles) have zero ranking. So, your exercising a function
that does not actually exist only shows yer dumber'n spit. That much
I do know.

nb

In article >,
says...
>
> On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:
>
> > No doubt you know everything about spit.
>
> Not really. I jes know that "+1" is for reddit or other media outlets
> that let users rank a post. Plus one means to move that post up one
> place in the rankings. On Usenet, it means absolutely nothing, as
> posts (articles) have zero ranking.

In Usenet it's a well known shorthand for "me too" or "I agree".
in daily use on rfc.


So, your exercising a function
> that does not actually exist

Oh yes it does, dribble boy

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2B1

only shows yer dumber'n spit. That much
> I do know.

is that spit or snot running down your chin?

Janet UK

On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:

> In Usenet it's a well known shorthand for "me too" or "I agree".
> in daily use on rfc.

.....by users who are clueless about its origins or meaning.

> Oh yes it does, dribble boy
>
> http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2B1

Yeah, that's a real authoritative source of information, a slang
dictionary. Fact is, they are named "upvotes" (+1) and "downvotes"
(-1) and neither computes on Usenet.

"A comment's score is simply the number of upvotes minus the number of
downvotes."

Again, news articles on Usenet do not have a "score", but are listed
according to posting date. They do NOT change. But, go ahead and
continue to use the term incorrectly. You know you will.

nb




> only shows yer dumber'n spit. That much
>> I do know.
>
> is that spit or snot running down your chin?
>
> Janet UK

On 3 Feb 2015 19:20:08 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2015-02-03, Janet > wrote:
>
> > In Usenet it's a well known shorthand for "me too" or "I agree".
> > in daily use on rfc.
>
> ....by users who are clueless about its origins or meaning.
>
> > Oh yes it does, dribble boy
> >
> > http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2B1
>
> Yeah, that's a real authoritative source of information, a slang
> dictionary. Fact is, they are named "upvotes" (+1) and "downvotes"
> (-1) and neither computes on Usenet.
>
> "A comment's score is simply the number of upvotes minus the number of
> downvotes."

Total BS
>
> Again, news articles on Usenet do not have a "score", but are listed
> according to posting date. They do NOT change. But, go ahead and
> continue to use the term incorrectly. You know you will.
>
> nb
>

+1 was started by Google Plus. Here, let Google explain the concept
to you. They even use pictures to illustrate it.

--
A kitchen without a cook is just a room

On 2015-02-02 18:12:50 +0000, Janet B said:

> 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
> Janet US

Sweet. And that "longer than three hours" is why I pressure cook the
oxtails. :-)
--
--
Barb
www.barbschaller.com, last update April 2013

On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 21:03:10 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>On 2015-02-02 18:12:50 +0000, Janet B said:
>
>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>> -- $62.63. T
snip
The meat could even
>> cook longer than three hours -- it takes a long time.
>> from Eloise
>> Janet US
>
>Sweet. And that "longer than three hours" is why I pressure cook the
>oxtails. :-)
>--
I've never done so but I have been tempted because of time. I always
go for the slow method because I do so love the aroma of the soup
cooking. Every once in while I sneak a schnibble of meat with a fork

Janet US

"Janet B" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 21:03:10 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> > wrote:
>
>>On 2015-02-02 18:12:50 +0000, Janet B said:
>>
>>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>> -- $62.63. T
> snip
> The meat could even
>>> cook longer than three hours -- it takes a long time.
>>> from Eloise
>>> Janet US
>>
>>Sweet. And that "longer than three hours" is why I pressure cook the
>>oxtails. :-)
>>--
> I've never done so but I have been tempted because of time. I always
> go for the slow method because I do so love the aroma of the soup
> cooking. Every once in while I sneak a schnibble of meat with a fork
>

.... and you can't do that when it is pressure cooking ... pluses and
minuses)))


--
http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/shop/

On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 1:26:25 PM UTC-6, Janet B wrote:
>
>
> These oxtails were beautiful. Big and meaty. When I see them in the
> supermarket I won't buy them because they are the tiny ends that are
> only bone.
>
>
The best part of the ox's tail is the part just above the ox's butthole.
>
> Janet US

--Bryan

On Tue, 03 Feb 2015 21:30:00 -0700, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Tue, 3 Feb 2015 21:03:10 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:
>
>>On 2015-02-02 18:12:50 +0000, Janet B said:
>>
>>> I got a 10-pound box of oxtails at Cash and Carry. Pretty expensive
>>> -- $62.63. T
>snip
> The meat could even
>>> cook longer than three hours -- it takes a long time.
>>> from Eloise
>>> Janet US
>>
>>Sweet. And that "longer than three hours" is why I pressure cook the
>>oxtails. :-)
>>--
>I've never done so but I have been tempted because of time. I always
>go for the slow method because I do so love the aroma of the soup
>cooking. Every once in while I sneak a schnibble of meat with a fork
>
>Janet US

Pressure processors cook at much too high a temperature, they ruin
food... may as well buy canned soup.

On Thu, 05 Feb 2015 05:12:14 +1100, Bruce > wrote:

>On Wed, 4 Feb 2015 07:03:00 -0800 (PST), Bryan-TGWWW
> wrote:
>
>>On Monday, February 2, 2015 at 1:26:25 PM UTC-6, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> These oxtails were beautiful. Big and meaty. When I see them in the
>>> supermarket I won't buy them because they are the tiny ends that are
>>> only bone.
>>>
>>>
>>The best part of the ox's tail is the part just above the ox's butthole.
>
>Let's stay on topic, Bryan. The topic was food.

For Bwrrrryan buttholes = food.

On 2015-02-04 3:20 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:

>>> The best part of the ox's tail is the part just above the ox's butthole.
>>
>> Let's stay on topic, Bryan. The topic was food.
>
> For Bwrrrryan buttholes = food.
>


And... he is not embarrassed about it.