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billy the squid

they used to sell these in Donkey fords, many many moons ago, anyone out there know if there are any chippers in the city doing these still

or if there is anywhere these can be got.

limerick_man

What are they???

glynf

Lol long time since I heaed of those!(is that the spelling or is it crubins?)
Last time i heard of them, one of the pubs at the top of henry st.(old stand/the corner flag/the west end bar) were serving them during rugby matches.

billy the squid

you might be right with the spelling being Crubins,

as for what they are, they are pigs toes, juicy, greasy, pigs toes, nyom yom.

limerick_man

Oh my god..... is that not like illegal.

yuck!!!

glynf

billy the squid wrote:

you might be right with the spelling being Crubins,

as for what they are, they are pigs toes, juicy, greasy, pigs toes, nyom yom.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

echomadman

I thought it was Crubeens, I dont know of anywhere selling them.
The premisis the High Stool is in was known as Crubeens Bar for a while a few years back.

billy the squid

but they are tasty no matter how you spell them

limerick_man

Do you eat the nails and all???

billy the squid

dont pigs have hooves, not toes. they are just called pigs toes.

limerick_man

Oh yeah... what are you actually eating or is it the hooves???

billy the squid

im not quite sure, :eek:

i think they are part of a pigs leg. the english call them trotters

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/crubeenspigstrotters_8204.shtml

the name is a little deceptive, a bit like eyebones. they are not really eyebones, they are in fact shoulder bones of a cow. the socket part of the ball-and-socket joint just looks like an eye socket, so they are called eyebones.

iguana

There was a chipper down the Island. Near enough to the baths. It may still be there, they used to sell pigs toes.

limerick_man

Who would have thought that this would have become a popular trend????

billy the squid

well when people were less well off, crubeens were a part of peoples regular diet in limerick.

ricey

just get em in the butchers (most butchers)
and boil them yourself.
i know the chipper down the island used sell em
but its closed now.

bazz26

billy the squid wrote:

well when people were less well off, crubeens were a part of peoples regular diet in limerick.

A bit like packet & trip or bubble & sweak!