But whole pig's feet of the most tender flavour
Were placed at hand in dishes gaily adorned,
And boil'd ears, and other extremities.

And Alexis says, in his Dice Players—

But when we had nearly come to an end of breakfast,
And eaten all the ears and pettitoes.

And he says again, in his Pannuchis or in his Wool-weavers—

This meat is but half roasted, and the fragments
Are wholly wasted; see this conger eel,
How badly boiled; and as for the pettitoes,
They now are wholly spoilt.

And Pherecrates also speaks of boiled feet, in his Slave-master—

A.Tell us, I pray you now then, how the supper
Will be prepared.
B.Undoubtedly I will.
[[160]] In the first place, a dish of well-minced eel;
Then cuttle-fish, and lamb, a slice of rich
Well-made black pudding; then some pig's feet boil'd;
Some liver, and a loin of mutton,
And a mighty number of small birds; and cheese
In honey steep'd, and many a slice of meat.

And Antiphanes says, in his Parasite—

A.The well-warm'd legs of pigs.
B.A noble dish,
I swear by Vesta.
A.Then some boiled cheese
Bubbled upon the board.

And Ecphantides says, in his Satyrs—