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GETTING TO KNOW Stock

Stock versus Broth

echnically, stock is made primarily with bones (plus vegetables and seasonings) and is cooked until concentrated, while broth is made primarily with meat (often on the bone) and is lighter-tasting and more diluted. The bones provide stock with gelatin, which gives it a fuller body; it

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