Hi there A coupla people wrote with questions regarding my Chicken Gravy hints, so I figured that I would answer here just in case anyone else had the same question(s). >I would love to make chicken gravy for our little girl and your method >sounds great to me. No Grinding and Chopping!! Yeah!!! I do have one >question though. Do you put the bones in the blender too? Yep! Once they've cooked for a few hours in the crock pot, they grind up really easily, even in my ancient blender (my *mom* got it at *her* wedding shower over 30 years ago). >For whatever reason, I am going to try again, and want to ask you about >the precooking before you blend....awhile back, I remember reading about >that precooking makes the bones splinter in the gravy, and more >chokeable. Please answer this, and what you think..did you see any >splintered bones when you were through? Nearly all of the bone ended up very, very finely pureed. My SO (who operates the blender) tossed the mix through a kitchen strainer when he was done blending so that any larger pieces would be removed. Really, there were very few. >Your way sounds easier than the regular way, and I want to try it. Did >you add all of the water (now broth) from the crockpot after it was >cooked, into the blender of leave some out? Yep - lots of goodies are in the water/broth! Hope that helps! Gina Hart/Sage Ferrets http://www.geocities.com/sageferrets [Posted in FML issue 3012]