erikahollister's Journal, 14 Jan 17

I haven't made bone broth yet, but I should on these cold winter days. I drink way too much coffee and broth would be a healthy replacement. 

Duck broth sounds intriguing! Drinking broth warms the cockles of my heart, too. 

We love bone broth....we have a pot simmering every day. We use it as the base for our daily soups. There are grass fed meat sites on the Internet from where one can purchase bones...maybe this info will help someone else. Enjoy your broth:) 

Very nice @Erika! I had also just made beef broth/stock and put about 7 1/2 gallon containers in the big freezer. I get mine from a couple who raise grass fed and grass finished Longhorn steer. Very tasty. Plus, when it is grass fed, even the fat is extremely good for you so don't skim it off. @2227, you got it!  

Plus, I can use the same set of bones twice. And I let it simmer for 72 hours each time. I add carrots, celery and onion (the basic mireproix) and fresh thyme/parsley and peppercorns. Drain it and strain it and put it through a cheese cloth. I salt it when I drink it or use it in a recipe. 

So good for us! 

I have not yet been on the bone broth wagon - I should read about it! 

HCB - the only hard thing about it is buying the bones. Grass fed is best, so locate a butcher that sells it. Then put it in a crock pot, soup pot or pressure cooker with a few herbs and veggies (onion, carrot and celery) and some peppercorns. Then simmer it for a day or three (or pressure cook it). The broth can be drunk straight or you can use it for braising meats or making soup. I like to just drink it with a good dash of seasoned sea salt. It just feels so healthy and tastes delicious. Nourishing! It really is easy too. You'll be glad you introduced yourself to it. 

The guru of bone broth is Sally Fallon: Nourishing Traditions (book). Also my mom raised me on it. A simmering stock pot just makes a home feel like a nourishing place to be. 

Thanks for the info! 

Here is a listing of many places that supply grass-fed beef and other things: http://www.eatwild.com/products/  

I found that my broth evaporated by the time I got it to gel, 2 days, so bought a Fissler pressure cooker and now I get my broth in 3 hours. I get really hungry in the afternoon and a cup of broth helps to curb the hunger.