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Sheep's Trotters

Sheep's trotters may generally be obtained at the tripe shops cleaned and partially boiled. When it is necessary to clean them at home, remove the wool from the hoofs, singe away the hairs, and put the trotters into boiling water for five minutes. Clean and scrape them well, and cut an inch off the end of the foot, including the hoofs, and carefully remove a dark curly-looking substance which grows between the divisions of the hoof. Sheep's trotters are usually sold in sets or "gangs"; they are whole-some and nourishing, and good jelly may be made from them. They should be kept soaking in cold water two or three hours before they are to be boiled. The liquor in which they are boiled will make excellent stock or jelly (see also MUTTON TROTTERS).