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kayaknf1951
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My understanding i the word Jiggs, came from Jiggs, which was a Meat Company in New York and when imported to Nfld, in Jiggs Barrels, the salt meat was used to create a boiled dinner, Hench, a Jigg's Dinner!
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My understanding i the word Jiggs, came from Jiggs, which was a Meat Company in New York and when imported to Nfld, in Jiggs Barrels, the salt meat was used to create a boiled dinner, Hench, a Jigg's Dinner!