Who buys stock? *boggle*

I agree that cube stocks are crap, but I'm not prepared to shell out for chiller cabinet 'fresh' stock when I can make my own for free every time I've cooked meat on the bone!
Never quite sussed how to make vegetable stock without ending up with a sort of soupy substance or something that looks like dishwater, mind.

I don't tend to buy the fresh stuff either -- too expensive. You can get liquid stock that lasts weeks after the bottle has been opened. I can't remember the brand name off hand, but it is very good. I have occasionally made my own, but the tiny kitchen near my college room isn't up to that kind of thing, really!

Ah, being in college is a good reason for taking cooking shortcuts! Not encountered the 'liquid stock in a bottle' thing though.

Oooh, I remember waking up at Mulberry Close to the smell of home-made stock cooking, used to take me right back to visiting my Gran's house :)