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From the Island People famous for good cooking, a section from Scotland, England and Wales:
Haggis (Scotland)
1 pound steel-cut oats
1/2 pound minced suet
1/4 pound baby beef liver
1 onion
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
Salt, to taste
Parboil liver; grate when cold. Mix all ingredients with water into a stiff paste. Tie in a pudding cloth three-quarters full (our a cleaned sheep’s stomach if you have one on hand). Put in boiling water and boil 3 hours.
Huckle-My-Butt
This is an old-time English drink. Beware of the raw eggs in this recipe!
1 quart beer
1/2 pint brandy
2 whole eggs, beaten
Granulated sugar, to taste
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of cloves
Pinch of nutmeg
Stir thoroughly.
Rumbledethump
Source: post-gazette.com
This is an old Scottish recipe meaning rumbled, or mashed, potatoes and thumped, or pounded, together, according to Virginia Peet.
1 pound potatoes
1 pound cabbage
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup melted butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Peel, chop and boil potatoes until tender. Finely chop cabbage and sauté with onion in melted butter. Mash potatoes by hand; don't make too creamy. Fold in sautéed cabbage and onion and season with salt and pepper. Place in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle cheese on top. Cover and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Serves 6 as a side dish.
Singing Hinnies
A treat from Wales, the name of these scones is derived from the way they were supposed to have "sung" when cooked over an open fire.
1/2 cup currants or raisins
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sour cream
Rind of 1/2 lemon, grated
Dredge the currants in two tablespoons of flour. Resift remaining flour with dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse meal.
Mix egg with one tablespoon of water and add to flour along with the sour cream, currants, and lemon rind. Mix well. Divide dough into 24 balls. Flatten to round cakes. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated oven 425 degrees F for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 24.
Haggis (Scotland)
1 pound steel-cut oats
1/2 pound minced suet
1/4 pound baby beef liver
1 onion
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
Salt, to taste
Parboil liver; grate when cold. Mix all ingredients with water into a stiff paste. Tie in a pudding cloth three-quarters full (our a cleaned sheep’s stomach if you have one on hand). Put in boiling water and boil 3 hours.
Huckle-My-Butt
This is an old-time English drink. Beware of the raw eggs in this recipe!
1 quart beer
1/2 pint brandy
2 whole eggs, beaten
Granulated sugar, to taste
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of cloves
Pinch of nutmeg
Stir thoroughly.
Rumbledethump
Source: post-gazette.com
This is an old Scottish recipe meaning rumbled, or mashed, potatoes and thumped, or pounded, together, according to Virginia Peet.
1 pound potatoes
1 pound cabbage
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup melted butter
Salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
Peel, chop and boil potatoes until tender. Finely chop cabbage and sauté with onion in melted butter. Mash potatoes by hand; don't make too creamy. Fold in sautéed cabbage and onion and season with salt and pepper. Place in an ovenproof dish and sprinkle cheese on top. Cover and bake 20 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Serves 6 as a side dish.
Singing Hinnies
A treat from Wales, the name of these scones is derived from the way they were supposed to have "sung" when cooked over an open fire.
1/2 cup currants or raisins
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup butter
1 egg, beaten
1 cup sour cream
Rind of 1/2 lemon, grated
Dredge the currants in two tablespoons of flour. Resift remaining flour with dry ingredients. Cut in butter until mixture looks like coarse meal.
Mix egg with one tablespoon of water and add to flour along with the sour cream, currants, and lemon rind. Mix well. Divide dough into 24 balls. Flatten to round cakes. Bake on a greased cookie sheet in a preheated oven 425 degrees F for about 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown.
Makes 24.
posted by John Q. Public esq. at 4:06 AM
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