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With all this cold wintery weather, how about cooking some bone broth? A friend has breast cancer and the chemo gives her the runs. She asked me what to drink. After many years of crohn's for both my husband and I, my go to is bone broth with some veggies. Some of my favorite meats/bones are pig legs (they have lots of gel) and turkey, chicken or pork necks. Then I puree the veggies to make a delicious broth. I never cooked it 24 hours but my friend got herself some marrow bones and simmered them for a whole day. Any body else out there make your own bone broth?
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I make it in a pressure cooker works a lot faster. Once it's under pressure it takes low heat to keep it so even if you let it go for hours still prob uses less fuel/electric than boiling or crock pot for many hrs. Then cool it down over night in the fridge any fat becomes a hard layer on top and easy to pick off.
Interesting article I read on adding vinegar. I always did because they say it helps break down the collagen and release minerals. Someone did it with, and without and sent the results to a lab. Made hardly any difference so I guess adding vinegar isn't necessary.
 
Storm: 2 windshields, side mirror and dents. No power since 7 am. At least 3 trees down!
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Wow, Cap! Thank goodness no one was hurt!

I make bone broth in my Instant Pot. 2 hours at high pressure, let the pressure release naturally. Then I put it in 3/4 qt (aka, pint and a half) canning jars. I leave the 1/8-1/4" of fat on the top and store them in the freezer. The fat is an extra seal to keep it fresh.

The reason I use that size of jar is it's the right amount to cook two cups of rice (again, in the IP). Well, that and it was the only freezer style jar I had on hand the first time I made bone broth.
 
We're slated for the northwestern moisture coming in from WA/OR to collide with the arctic wind and storm front from the north. Weather forecasters warning that the interstates will close for this one. Predicted that with wind chill we'll be "8, feels like -20" and so the chickens are coming into the garage until Wednesday. Utilizing and prepping every dog crate we have today as frostbite is a given for anything outside even in the coop. It'll be tight, but chicken camping is better than finding a bunch of dead birds on Monday morning. Not so sure I'm going to enjoy my roo's crow inside, though....
 
Sally PB said:
Wow, Cap! Thank goodness no one was hurt!

I make bone broth in my Instant Pot. 2 hours at high pressure, let the pressure release naturally. Then I put it in 3/4 qt (aka, pint and a half) canning jars. I leave the 1/8-1/4" of fat on the top and store them in the freezer. The fat is an extra seal to keep it fresh.

The reason I use that size of jar is it's the right amount to cook two cups of rice (again, in the IP). Well, that and it was the only freezer style jar I had on hand the first time I made bone broth.
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Yes, that's where I go to get to the barnyard. I had been out there maybe half an hour before it fell! And two more trees fell while I was outside. Lots of ice falling off our roof. I have 4 bins of assorted chickens inside that need heat, they are over by the woodstove.
 

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