My first crubeen!!

Finished editing the second book of the new series today. Just as it started with the stench of burning flesh, so it ended with the stench of burning flesh too. Don't you just love a nice, strong aroma?!? Speaking of which, today I tasted my first crubeen. For those who don't know, that's pronounced crew-been, and it's pig trotters, i.e. the hooves of a pig!!! Sounds disgusting, I know, but it was actually really tasty!!! Crubeens used to be very popular in Ireland and the UK years ago, with ...