What the fuss is all about!

[BroadScot]

Dear All,

 

Over the past week I have been mentioning Haggis etc, this weekend is our National Bard, Robert Burns, Birthday, on the 25th of January.

 

You may wonder what all the fuss is about. Well, there will be Burns Suppers held throughout the world to celebrate his works. Here in Ayrshire where he was born, these Suppers are held for well over a month to get all the special clubs fitted in with certain speekers who do the rendering of Tam O' Shanter and Holly Wullies Prayer.

 

This is the link, http://www.robertburns.org/  which I may have put on the site before, for those, if any, may wish to browse it.

 

 

Iain

[Polly]

I love haggis and looked for one when I did the food shop, no luck.

[BroadScot]

Morrisons usually sell McSweens or Halls down south Polly. Grants tinned sounds revolting, but it aint bad at all.

 

 

Iain

[Arthur]

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o' a grace
As lang's my arm.

[BroadScot]

Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,

Great chieftain o' the puddin-race!

Aboon them a' ye tak your place,

Painch, tripe, or thairm:

Weel are ye wordy o' a grace

As lang's my arm.

Arthur.

 

Iain.

[ZimbiIV]

AHHH,

Haggis.

The inedible eaten by the unspeakable.

 

[JennyMorgan]

Try Aldi & Lidl

[MauriceMynah]

Ahh yes, you can't beat a lidl haggis.

[Maxwellian]

And why can't you beat it........it runs away too quickly.

[JennyMorgan]

The Lidl haggis is actually very good.

[diesel falcon]

Sorry couldn,t resist..................

[ranworthbreeze]

I see Tesco got it right yet again

 

Regards

Alan

[SweetKingfisher1]

Tonight we had our Haggis neeps and tatties and the taste was greatttt     .

 

Regards

Marina  

[BroadScot]

Hi Marina,

 

I will give the beastie my full attention tomorrow evening, it really is only part of four/five courses lol

 

Starter........Scotch Broth,

 

Then...........Haggis, Neeps and Tatties.

 

Main Course....Steak Pie wi Carrots, Peas, and Carrots with Boiled or Chipped tatties,

 

Sweet x two....Selection of Cheese and Bannocks and a guid Sherry Trifle.

 

Awe washed down with a Malt whisky or five!

 

I will just have a larger portion of the Beastie and Turnip and Mashed Tattie lol

 

Glad you enjoyed yours!

 

Iain.

[MauriceMynah]

I hope you can allow yourself a dram or two of the malt on this occasion BS, I might even try to keep a drop onboard Nyx for when we eventually meet up

[Gracie]

A very happy Burns night to all our Scots on here,

 

Will you be wearing your kilts and doing the highland fling (or whatever you call it)?  Seriously, have a lovely night

 

Grace

[ranworthbreeze]

Hi Iain,

 

I hope your evening goes well and you enjoy yourselves without too much after effects in the morning, be they food or the odd glass related.

I assume that  your beastie will be piped in.

 

Regards

Alan

[BroadScot]

Hi All,

 

Many thanks for you kind thoughts, with regard to the Haggis being piped in, that happens at a Burns Supper Night. I am having mine at home, and yes MM I am going to have a wee dram, just the one though. Grace, no kilt for me, but thanks for your lovely thoughts. Do try read that site I sent you all. I will be going out to Alloway, to the Burns Centre soon, being a National Trust Member, its always worth a look see to see what is on display.

 

Iain.

[Arthur]

Some hae meat and canna eat,

And some wad eat that want it,

But we hae meat and we can eat,

Sae let the Lord be thankit.      

 

 

 

All the best to you Iain

[CooWee]

Just yet another fleeting visit, to say have a great day you Scotties! Iain Don't worry about drinking, I've got some Glenfiddich in and I'll do enough for both of us, I'm thoughtful like that!

 

Unfortunately I won't be having haggis as someone doesn't like it, she's no fun!

 

[BroadScot]

Hi Keith,

 

Disguise the beastie in a hot dog. Lisa wont know the difference then lol Enjoy the Glenfiddach, I have seen that bottled down at the Distillery at Girvan.

 

Iain.

 

 

p.s. Arthur for a Taff well said sir!

[BroadScot]

Well the Haggis was delicious, and oh did I enjoy MY royalty status (re other thread) as I too had a Grouse, mine though was the liquid Mathew Cloag type, and oh boy did I enjoy it! Did I mention enjoy?  I am sure many bottles of that Grouse were consumed last night! Hic!

 

Iain.

[JawsOrca]

Hi Marina,

 

I will give the beastie my full attention tomorrow evening, it really is only part of four/five courses lol

 

Starter........Scotch Broth,

 

Then...........Haggis, Neeps and Tatties.

 

Main Course....Steak Pie wi Carrots, Peas, and Carrots with Boiled or Chipped tatties,

 

Sweet x two....Selection of Cheese and Bannocks and a guid Sherry Trifle.

 

Awe washed down with a Malt whisky or five!

 

I will just have a larger portion of the Beastie and Turnip and Mashed Tattie lol

 

Glad you enjoyed yours!

 

Iain.

 

Geez Iain did you really eat all of that? that's one meal!! 

[BroadScot]

Geez Iain did you really eat all of that? that's one meal!! 

YES young Alan, it has been known!    But consumed over several hours, one must have a breather for the odd dram or twa lol

 

 

Iain

[SteveO]

I didn't get my haggis on Burns Night this year, but instead found that our local pub was serving it last Friday lunchtime and had some there.  It came as a main course accompanied by swede and potato mash and gravy.   Not quite the traditional method of serving that you would get in Scotland, but a tasty and satisfying meal and a snip at £3.95.  Washed down by a couple of pints of Whitstable Bay Pale Ale and followed by an afternoon nap, it was a damned near perfect lunch.

 

 

Steve