Christmas (and Thanksgiving in the US) is a time when millions of roast turkeys are consumed. In Scotland, turkey was called "bubbly-jock" and roasting and stuffing evolved using local produce. At one time, when oysters were cheap and plentiful, they formed parts of the stuffing. But here is a more modern (but still traditional)...
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Traditional Scottish Recipes – “Parlies” or “Scottish Parliament Cakes”
Traditional Scottish Recipes - "Parlies" or "Scottish Parliament Cakes" Not cakes at all, but small biscuits which were first supplied to the gentry and Members of the Scottish Parliament from a shop called "Luckie Fykie" in Waverley, Edinburgh. Ingredients: 8oz plain flower (2.5 cups) 4oz butter or margarine 4oz brown sugar 1 egg 4oz...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Oatmeal Cakes
Oatmeal was a staple of the Scottish diet and has been described as "the backbone of many a sturdy Scotsman." It was used in many ways – porridge, oatcakes, brose (oatmeal and pease meal) and scones. Here is a recipe for a sweet oatcake which is more like a biscuit than a conventional oatcake....
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Flapjacks
Flapjacks may not be traditionally Scottish, but they do use one of the basic ingredients of many Scottish recipes – oats. Ingredients: 9oz (275g or 2¼ US sticks) butter 9 oz (275g or 1½ cups) soft brown sugar Quarter pint golden syrup (Light corn syrup is the nearest equivalent in N. America) 1 lb...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Empire Biscuits
In the days when Britain had an Empire (not all that long ago) nobody thought it unusual to use the term "Empire Biscuit." North American readers might like to be reminded that a "biscuit" is a "cookie." Ingredients: 1/2 lb (250g or two cups) sifted flour 1/2 lb (= 250g or two sticks) butter...
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