You could always open a can of carrot and orange soup but it would not taste nearly as good as this freshly made variety! And of course you can adjust the ingredients to get exactly the flavour you want. Ingredients: 1 chopped onion 1lb/450 grams sliced carrots 2 ozs (65 grams or ½ stick)...
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Traditional Scottish Recipes – Caledonian Cream
Here is a refreshing dessert which uses marmalade, a popular ingredient in Scottish cooking since its invention in Dundee in 1797. Ingredients for the cream: 4oz cream cheese (about half a cup) 4 fluid ounces double cream (about half a cup) 1 tablespoon marmalade (thick, bitter marmalade is suggested but use what you have)...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Butterscotch
That sweet tooth for which Scots have a reputation means that there are many traditional confectionary recipes. But quite why a brittle sweet (candy) made from butter and sugar should be named "Scotch" is lost in the mists of time. The ingredients below will make about one pound (450g) of butterscotch. Ingredients: One pound...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – “Auld Reekie” Cock-a-Leekie Soup
The "Auld Reekie" does not refer to the soup being "smokey" but to the origins of the recipe in Edinburgh which used to be called Auld Reekie in the days of coal fires. Cock-a-Leekie soup makes a regular appearance in Scottish kitchens but this variation has a special ingredient – Scotch whisky! It will,...
Traditional Scottish Recipes – Arran Potato Salad
Although Ayrshire is traditionally the county where the best potatoes are grown, Arran Chief is a particularly good, waxy variety, ideal for salads. Of course, you can use any available variety which produces a firm, waxy texture when cooked. Ingredients: 10 waxy potatoes, diced 4 ounces (100g) shelled fresh peas (or frozen peas) 4...
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