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I'm buying most of the meat we eat at a local farmer. It's always nice to be able to bring the kids and pet the animals before you buy them. 
Today I wanted to buy some meat for a slow cooking stew, and I like to put a piece of bone in it for the taste.
But he stopped doing the nice little pieces of soup bone that I used to buy, because it ruins the saw a bit to fast and he doesn't want to buy another one for the purpose.
But if I saw it myself I could get it for free.
So, what do I do with a five pound marrow bone?
Anyone got any good recipe for making your own stock?
Any other Ideas?
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Boil it. Add veggies and spices. There's really nothing to stock, and fresh like you plan to make is the absolute best! 
I recently bought a whole prime rib roast, and I'm looking forward to re-purposing the bones... 
Will Rogers never met me.
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Yep - I do the same with chicken carcases in my slow cooker. Dump it all in, leave it there for 6 or 8 hours, strain and freeze.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Hmmm, I hadn't thought of using the slow cooker for that. Great idea! I usually toss everything in a big stock pot and let it simmer, but someone has to keep an eye on it. The crock pot can be safely ignored for days. Thanks!
Will Rogers never met me.
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Welcome!
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Jörgen Andersson wrote:
So, what do I do with a five pound marrow bone?
(google for exact recipe)
split the bone in two length-wize.
Roast the bone marrow with a little bit of thyme and salt until ready.
Spread on very good break and enjoy with a nice Beaujolais wine.
Nihil obstat
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How do you split them?
Are we talking knuckle bones, leg bones, flat bones?
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With a saw.
if it is too hard to split them lengthwise just cut them across.
(like this : roasted bone marrow[^])
Nihil obstat
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I think I'll try that, will have to convince the government (Mrs Wife) though.
How do I know when it's ready?
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Build a new creature.
Tinker with evolution - make the next great leap forward in the lab.
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Broth is beautiful.[^]
My housemate and I used to make a lot of bone broth from a local 100% grass fed beef farm[^], but we stopped because it does sort of stink up the house cooking it for 3 days (at the time, I had a couple other young women staying upstairs and they were vegetarian, and it just so happened that the stinkiest room in the house was their bedroom!!!)
One of the important things (as mentioned in the first link) is to add vinegar as that helps to draw out the calcium so you get a more nutritious broth.
Marc
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Excellent article, Marc! Thanks!
By the way, just what sort of grass were you feeding those animals?
Will Rogers never met me.
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Good link.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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Marc Clifton wrote: I had a couple other young women staying upstairs
So, basically, you were living in a house full of women ?
~RaGE();
I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Do not feed the troll ! - Common proverb
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Rage wrote: So, basically, you were living in a house full of women ?
Yes, but don't let your imagination get away with you - it just happened to work out that way, but it was probably the most fun and interesting time of my life. My housemates brought a lot of new ideas and experiences (NOT what you think!), knew a lot of interesting people that would come and visit - people from other countries, we had a member of the amazing contra dance band Perpetual eMotion[^] stay over one night, we would have our meals together and great conversation and antics, one of my housemate's, her mom stayed for a few weeks which was cool as she's doing some really interesting things with interfaith studies, etc. It was like family, where you actually like your family!
Marc
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With a weapon like that, you could rule the jungle!
(Stay clear of any floating black obelisks, though)
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Buy a hell of a large caserole and chug the whole piece in?
Or - Wait for it: Find a butcher that's more service minded! 
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Just because a thing is new don’t mean that it’s better - Will Rogers, September 4, 1932
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Johnny J. wrote: Find a butcher that's more service minded
Can't really complain when I get it for free.
People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.
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