Hi!
I finally found some chicken feet at a market here and bought 4 packages raw. They didn't have a yellow skin over them or the nails, so I didn't do anything else to clean them before putting them into the pot...they have been simmering for about and hour and a half, and the liquid smells like dirt....it doesn't have the same clean chicken smell that chicken broth does...is this normal?
Thanks in advance for any help:)

Check LaReve's or Susie's chicken feet stock recipe on food and drink page.
Or you can throw in some celery, carrots, onion (or some other veggi, such as lettece, tomato...-even if it's not fresh enough to eat as salad, that's fine, dont waste it), or some rice/cooking wine to cook together, it should smell good.

Thanks I will try adding some veggies and rice vinegar:)

In the recipe that I follow, there is a step to clean the feet (even if the yellow skin is already off) that involves boiling for a few minutes, dumping the water, and then starting over with fresh water and a clean pot. Sounds like you didn't do that step.

If I were you I would skim off ALL the foam that comes to the top.

My recipe is posted like Fengshui said, and it has always smelled DREAMY every time I have made it. YUM.

Good luck!

Thanks Lareve, I added some onions and chicken stock, and had skimmed it, but it is much better now:)

Heres my recipe (from my mom and grandma):

Cock soup mix (Chicken broth)
Onion
Thyme
Pimento (Allspice)
Scotch Bonnet Peppers
Garlic
Pumpkin (Squash)
Carrots
Potatoes
Dumplings

Boil the chicken feet first then slowly add the seasoning, then the veggies.

Oooh, it taste so good, when I am done!

Hope this helps.