Irish food?

When was the Irish food 'Crubeens' first introduced? Thanks

These were eaten for hundreds of years. However, nowadays they are not eaten except as a novelty on a menu somewhere to appeal to tourists, or by some of the older people. They are pigs feet or trotters. Peoples taste in food in Ireland nowadays is much more sophisticated.

Crubeens (cr煤ib铆n铆 in Irish) are an Irish food composed of salted pig feet or trotters, cooked boiled or eaten with cabbage. They are traditionally eaten using one's fingers.

Ingredients:
? 4 Brined pigs' trotters
? 2 x Carrots
? 1 x Stick celery
? 1 x Onion
? 6 fl Wine vinegar
? 1 x Melted butter
? 1 x Dried breadcrumbs
? 1 pn Allspice

Brine plain pig's trotters for 24 hours- Basic brine for trotters: 12 1/2 cups water: 3/4 lb sea salt: 3/4 lb brown sugar, salt & pepper to taste. 1 bay leaf. 3 sprigs thyme.1 t black peppercorns. 4 cloves.- Put all ingredients in a pan, bring to boiling point, skim and remove from the heat. Let cool. Add trotters, weight down with a very clean stone or other non reactive weight, and leave for 24 hours.

Bandage them with several strips of cheesecloth, or tie them several times around the short way with string or they will break up into many pieces.

Put into a pot with the vegetables, and cover with water and the vinegar. Simmer gently for 6 or 7 hours.

Allow to cool in the liquid.

To serve: Split the trotter in two lengthways and roll in melted butter and dried breadcrumbs mixed with a pinch of allspice.

Grill slowly or heat in an oven at 350 F, until hot and crisp on the outside. Serve with mustard.