In a message dated 9/5/00 7:20:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Seton1355 at aol.com writes: << Do the bones get real soft after hours of cooking? Phillipa >> Yes, at least soft enough for a Goddess of your delicate composition. :-) Ras The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol http://members.aol.com/AbhainnCG/