Who's haggising?

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Paulh · #1 Post by **Paulh** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:07 pm

Thought I'd try the supposed Scottish delicacy tonight as it some poets day apparently.

I've not had it for years (some B&B in Ft William I think), and reading the ingredients is making me a bit uneasy - hopefully I'll survive to tell the tale if I wash it down with a bit of booze.

Anyone else risking it tonight, or is it best left to the jocks?

Stokesy · #2 Post by **Stokesy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:34 pm

Did the burns bit last weekend with a bunch of pals and ptns, great night loads of speeches, poems and most importantly Booze.

If your gonna do it go the full monty

Samray · #3 Post by **Samray** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 6:38 pm

Hadn't given it a thought this year.

... but yes, plenty of the Scottish disinfectant is a necessary accompaniment.

snapdragon · #4 Post by **snapdragon** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:15 pm

wooo yes

- left-circle steep-mountain haggis has been skinned, filletted and hung

just waiting for hunter gatherer to collect the neep and tattie ingred's

Paulh · #5 Post by **Paulh** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:19 pm

Mines nearly ready, but should neeps be yellow or white?

Ours are white - but i'm sue I had yellow in the past.

Samray · #6 Post by **Samray** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:38 pm

Paulh wrote:Mines nearly ready, but should neeps be yellow or white?

Ours are white - but i'm sue I had yellow in the past.

Turnips are white, swedes are yellow, neeps are white. There is a clue in there

Apparently the turnips are faster.

Myrkk · #7 Post by **Myrkk** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 7:50 pm

happy Burns day.........

apparently it's the welsh valentines day today, according to a lass at work.......can't remember the welsh for it though.......but

Paulh · #8 Post by **Paulh** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:00 pm

Samray wrote: Turnips are white, swedes are yellow, neeps are white. There is a clue in there

Apparently the turnips are faster.

Damn - I've just painted the bike red.

Anyway, enjoyed the haggis - might do it again next year.

Do they sell the things all year north of the border or are they just for tourists?

Goldie · #9 Post by **Goldie** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 9:50 pm

Paulh wrote:Do they sell the things all year north of the border or are they just for tourists?

Unsurprisingly, you can get them all year round, deep fried from the local chippy. (Don't know whether to laugh or cry!!!)

Seriously, you can get a proper haggis from any decent butcher or supermarket any time. Not that I'm necessarily recommending it!!!

Gio · #10 Post by **Gio** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 10:57 pm

Rabbie Burns, I hope so the b'stard.

Coudn't write a poem to save his life, reminds me of gordy, the jerk.

Myrkk · #11 Post by **Myrkk** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:22 am

Gio wrote:Rabbie Burns, I hope so the b'stard.

Coudn't write a poem to save his life, reminds me of gio, the jerk.

Well.....don't know about your poetry Gio but don't be so hard on yourself.

You can get haggis all over the UK at any time of the year, there is also a veggie version or if you are a connoisseur then you can mail order some really nice ones.

Samray · #12 Post by **Samray** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:53 am

Myrkk wrote: or if you are a connoisseur then you can mail order some really nice ones.

or make your own.

tis a simple recipe.

Gio · #13 Post by **Gio** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:32 pm

Samray wrote:
Myrkk wrote: or if you are a connoisseur then you can mail order some really nice ones.
or make your own. tis a simple recipe.

Yeah anyone can make 'em