> > On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:33:53 -0700, Mort wrote:
> > > I've never gotten good results either. They make great stock though.

> > I did some for the first time a month or so ago (but only because this
> > that was the first time I could get my hands on some).  Pretty fatty,
> > but if you're not watching your fat intake, they were pretty succulent
> > after a bunch of beers and nothing yet to eat yet that day.

> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwertz/8004353134/in/photostream/lightbox/

> > I'd throw some on the grill again to fill up that empty space around
> > the edges if they were $1/lb.  But not for the $2/lb I paid for them.

> > -sw

> one of the local supermarkets carries pigtails, but the meaty end,
> with that long thin end cut off.  They go from $1.49 to $1.99.  I
> think they're worth the money at $2.
> Also you mention that you would throw some on the grill.  Don't you
> braise them first until tender?  I would imagine that if you tossed
> some on the grill without braising, you would get some pretty tough
> tails.
> And pork fat contains some heart healthy nutrients.  Having said that,
> excess pork fat will cause you health problems.  IOW's eat pigtails
> not very often.
> I'm glad that we're really starting to hit it off btw.