That is some fantastic stock.

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Of course, when I only put a tablespoon of salt and a bit of pepper in, it needs spiced.  I temper it, first, with other than salt spices, then just add as little salt as possible.  Salt is a requirement, and not a little.  But less is your, or my, friend.  I keep a small grouping of my favorite spices for sprinkling on ground meat, for tacos or just put on pork roast.  Ground coriander, onion and garlic powder or granules, a bit of chipotle and of course either a few sprinkles of ghost peppers or carolina reaper fleck.  Oh, and sometimes I pregrind black pepper in, sometimes I prefer to do that fresh... depends on the day and the week and whatever else is going on.  Can only do my best, not develop perfection.

In any case, I have had one cup.  Literally, a coffee cup, of the fluid.  I am having another as I write.  When I opened it, there was a sweet odor.  I had to think.  AH!  Apple cider vinegar, with mother, is what that was.  I am all but sure.  Nothing else has that sort of sweet potential.  I... had thought regular white vinegar would do.  And?  It would.  It just wouldn't offer that... interesting sweet odor... but without any actual sweet taste.  It's a trick!  A bit, but a splendid one.  Oh, cheers indeed.

I will, shortly, strain, then put the liquid in containers.  I do believe the bones are still in good enough shape for another run.  So, more chopping and quartering.  I won't do as fine of chops and dicing as before.  It isn't necessary, given two hours in the pressure cooker.  I get carried away is all.  This time, I will just let it run, and let it go until morning.  I will check that it is off, before going to bed, but that is all.

And, tomorrow, I will do menudo... at least the base.  But you have to cook it all together!  No, no you don't.  Or... I don't.  I will freeze much of that too... two thirds of the pot?  Maybe.  Oh, quite pleased with this, and I think I will be quite pleased with that.  Few hereabouts would eat such food, I am few.  :p  I will make it rather spicy.  That I will do.  I am quite looking forward to that as well.  Oh, and I will leave two to four containers of this chicken broth out just for supping.  Though I am not sure how much two batches in the pressure cooker will make.  Bones take up a lot of space, as do the veggies.  Will see shortly.

I also plan on finishing the dishes.  Maybe, possibly, probably.  I can hope.  It would sure make anything else, tomorrow, easier.

Oh, I heard something that didn't sound good outside.  Like one of my ducks having a major issue.  I went to look, but found no carcass or sign.  Perhaps just a fight between a few of the drakes?  It didn't sound like that.  Perhaps something grabbed one.  I just don't know.  One is missing, the youngest drake.  Missing when I shut them up.  I did look around, as sometimes he stays out... not always welcome.  I will find out in time.

I really need to get a fence arranged, but that is both a lot of money and a lot of work.  If I got a fence, and learned to cut their wings, I'd probably get four more hens.  Though, too, I might put the indian runners out in back.  They don't really get along well.  Perhaps have their own pool out that way.  They are for eggs, anyway.  Would like to keep them parted, and figure out how to get a few of the hens a place to brood.  Difficult.  Asked my mother, she didn't remember how they did it.  Told me to google it!  :p  Bleh.

Later.  Or good night.