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Preheat oven to 450 F.
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Put the oil in a roasting pan and heat briefly in the oven.
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Add the bones to the oil in the pan, toss to coat and roast for 35 minutes.
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Add the onions, carrots, celery, leek, garlic and parsley, tossing them all to coat with fat.
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Roast 30 minutes longer.
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Remove the pan from the oven and transfer the bones and vegetables to a clean stockpot.
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Drain off as much of the fat as possible.
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Place the roasting pan over medium-high heat (use 2 burners if necessary), and add 2 cups of cold water and boil briefly.
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Scrape up all of the browned bits into the water.
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Transfer the liquid to the stock pot and add enough cold water to cover.
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Bring slowly to a boil, skimming off all of the froth that forms.
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Lower the heat and add tomatoes, thyme, bay leaves, cloves and salt.
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Simmer uncovered for 6 to 8 hours adding water as necessary just to cover the ingredients.
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Skim whenever necessary.
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Add peppercorns for the last 15 minutes of the simmering.
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Strain the inchsoup inch into a large bowl through a colander lined with a double layer of dampened cheesecloth.
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Gently press the solids to extract all of the liquid, and discard the solids.
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Pour the stock into containers for storage and label and date them.
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The stock will inchkeep inch for up to 3 days in a refrigerator, and up to 6 months in a freezer.
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Source: New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine : Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland : The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985