re: Just won a side of beef in a raffle. Processor is asking how I want it portioned. Update!

We used to do a half cow (big family) in the 1970's early 80's and always got bones, which we then cooked along with whatever we were cooking, but we gave them to the dogs. Those were very happy dogs who knew what was coming when you started the grill.

During a hurricane, our neighbors left town and just left their dog to fend for herself. She was a Cockerspaniel, ours where all real dogs, even the Chihuahua. Anyway, we found their dog after the storm and since we were cooking outside, gave their dog one of the bones. While we were doing this, the neighbors returned. Their dog bit one of the girls who tried to interrupt her eating then dragged her bone underneath a bush to finish eating.