calves' feet


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Noun1.calves' feet - feet of calves used as food; usually jellied
veal, veau - meat from a calf
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With this the governor was satisfied and looked forward to the approach of night and supper-time with great anxiety; and though time, to his mind, stood still and made no progress, nevertheless the hour he so longed for came, and they gave him a beef salad with onions and some boiled calves' feet rather far gone.
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Ptcha, the humble dish of jellied calves' feet, is on the verge of extinction in America.
A Disappearing Delicacy
It was more a matter of a trip to the slaughterhouse to purchase calves' feet, which were then boiled up to produce the necessary goo.
ANTIQUES: it's jelly, baby; It's not just for kids... the Victorians loved nothing better than a fancy jelly, and the moulds they came up with tomake them are lovely to decorate your kitchen

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