Dougie/Fran.

[defarter]

When on a little shop venture the other day [ looking for something i could chuck in the Microwave and live to tell the tale after eating it ] I spotted a Haggis, Now I've always wanted to try this but have heard goody things and baddy things about it, As your oooOOP north of the boarder will a southern jessie like me self be man enough to devour it. :D :p ;)

[blackhack]

Aye, it put hairs on yir chest....(women as well) We even export it to england for the ex-patriates....obviously you've found out where to buy one....go for it big boy....

[Fran]

When on a little shop venture the other day [ looking for something i could chuck in the Microwave and live to tell the tale after eating it ] I spotted a Haggis, Now I've always wanted to try this but have heard goody things and baddy things about it, As your oooOOP north of the boarder will a southern jessie like me self be man enough to devour it. :D :p ;)
Of course you will be!Was it a battery haggis or free range? :D

[100%Pat]

Go for it mate its lovely! I like it fried for breakfast..

[defarter]

Right I'm back in that area on monday so I'll nip in the shop and buy one, fried for breakie sounds good :p

Fran tell me your Kidding, "Battery or Free Range" :eek: as I've only got one hair on me chest i shall look for improvement towards the end of the week. :D :D

[Huw Beer Monster]

You'll find this of benefit in establishing what type of haggis you have.

http://www.wilsonjo.demon.co.uk/haggis.htm

[defarter]

You'll find this of benefit in establishing what type of haggis you have.

http://www.wilsonjo.demon.co.uk/haggis.htm


I'll read this later :eek: :eek:

[poridge wog]

free range haggis (haggi singular) are best eaten as soon as they are caught to catch the haggi takes hours of preporation, learning their route round the scottish mountains, remember haggi only travell in one direction round the hillside, this explains why the haggis has one leg longer than the other (camber of the hill see).
to attract youre haggi you should also remember their mating call, seeyoujimmy,seeyoujimmy, once netted it is best to dispatch it straight away with a stab from youre dirk, straight through it's heart(remember to recite a rabbie burn's poem while doing this, or the meat will taste like the inside of a dead sheep)
hope this has been of some help to you
:D

[defarter]

Me thinks you peeps North of the boarder are trying to keep this little critter to yer selfs and not let us english near it. :D :D :D

[Fran]

You should try the chip shop version dipped in batter & deepfried! :D

[defarter]

I'm buying one on monday for breakie on tuesday...so thats one that is not going to make it back to Scotty-land. :D :D :D ;)

[Fran]

Nice with tattie scones too. :D

[defarter]

Haggis, tattie scones, and a runny fried egg, sounds good to me :D :p ;)

+ Toast :D

[Fran]

That's the drool duct in overdrive now! :p

[defarter]

I'll let yer know on tuesday what i think ;) ;) :)

[krammer]

You should try the chip shop version dipped in batter & deepfried! :D was'nt it you guys who came up with the deep fried mars bar? eeeeeuuuuwww, barf, honk, clogged up arteries stoppy your tick tocker. love haggis though and the last time i was in edinburgh we nipped into a chippy and bought a couple of pies, well tasty but can't get em down here.

[Fran]

It was the Weegies (Glaswegians) who came up with the deep fried mars bar.
We're just trying to do our bit keeping the government happy by dropping dead before we can collect our pensions! :eek:

[100%Pat]

Tattie scones, haggis and a runny egg and dont forget the white pudding!!! wonderfull stuff.

[defarter]

Tattie scones, haggis and a runny egg and dont forget the white pudding!!! wonderfull stuff.


"White pudding".........whats that. :confused:

[krammer]

its anaemic black pudding of course. :p

[Fran]

"White pudding".........whats that. :confused:
Basically it's a stick of porrige dipped in batter & deep fried.More healthy stuff :D

[defarter]

Thats ok i do like me porrie ;)

[poridge wog]

fran it wasnt weegies that invented the deep fried mars bar, it was actually a chippie just outside o aberdeen m8, this chippie was also voted one o the best in scotland for that year, see the further north you go the weirder the food gets.
:D
a white pudding is a mix of porkfat, oatmeal,onions white pepper and salt, stuck in a skin then cooked. reason i know this , i used to be a butcher for the bbc, brechin bacon curers :D :p

[Friar Tuck]

Re the Haggis. Do you mean a Highland Haggis or a Lowland Haggis? just that they have shorter legs on opposite sides so that they run round the hills in opposite directions and that they can only mate with their own kind. They cant cross mate as one will always end up rolling down the hill because of the opposite camber!

[Dougie]

fran it wasnt weegies that invented the deep fried mars bar, it was actually a chippie just outside o aberdeen m8, this chippie was also voted one o the best in scotland for that year, see the further north you go the weirder the food gets.
:D
a white pudding is a mix of porkfat, oatmeal,onions white pepper and salt, stuck in a skin then cooked. reason i know this , i used to be a butcher for the bbc, brechin bacon curers :D :p
Well ye learn something every day!A'body and their dug said it was Weegies! :eek:

[Fran]

fran it wasnt weegies that invented the deep fried mars bar, it was actually a chippie just outside o aberdeen m8, this chippie was also voted one o the best in scotland for that year, see the further north you go the weirder the food gets.
:D
a white pudding is a mix of porkfat, oatmeal,onions white pepper and salt, stuck in a skin then cooked. reason i know this , i used to be a butcher for the bbc, brechin bacon curers :D :p
Can you tell me what's in a red pudding or do I not want to know? :eek:

[defarter]

Got me Haggis today, tomorrow or thursday will be testing time. :D :D ;)

[Mrs Reject]

I once got severe food poisoning from a haggis, but it was my own fault really, it had been in the fridge for over a week :eek:

[defarter]

I once got severe food poisoning from a haggis, but it was my own fault really, it had been in the fridge for over a week :eek:

It's dated 2nd of Nov. Could i interest you in one Liddle bit Mrs R:D anyone in Essex want a slice. :D :p

[Fran]

It'll put hairs on your chest & part them down the middle! :D

[defarter]

It'll put hairs on your chest & part them down the middle! :D

Fran, is that right that you can cut it up and fry it. :confused:

The Haggis that is, before anybody else comments :D :D

[blackhack]

here's how you do it.....You make your own.....
Just like building a chop really.....you get it all together and cook it all by yourself.....

This is an authentic recipe from Scotland and the ingredients and methods of cooking may be unfamiliar but I hope you enjoy the results.


Ingredients
1 sheep's stomach or ox secum, cleaned and thoroughly, scalded, turned inside out and soaked overnight in cold salted water
heart and lungs of one lamb
450g/1lb beef or lamb trimmings, fat and lean
2 onions, finely chopped
225g/8oz oatmeal
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp ground dried coriander
1 tsp mace
1 tsp nutmeg
water, enough to cook the haggis
stock from lungs and trimmings



Method
1. Wash the lungs, heart and liver (if using). Place in large pan of cold water with the meat trimmings and bring to the boil. Cook for about 2 hours.
2. When cooked, strain off the stock and set the stock aside.
3. Mince the lungs, heart and trimmings.
4. Put the minced mixture in a bowl and add the finely chopped onions, oatmeal and seasoning. Mix well and add enough stock to moisten the mixture. It should have a soft crumbly consistency.
5. Spoon the mixture into the sheep's stomach, so it's just over half full. Sew up the stomach with strong thread and prick a couple of times so it doesn't explode while cooking.
6. Put the haggis in a pan of boiling water (enough to cover it) and cook for 3 hours without a lid. Keep adding more water to keep it covered.
7. To serve, cut open the haggis and spoon out the filling. Serve with neeps (mashed swede or turnip) and tatties (mashed potatoes).

And for pudding, you have oatcakes and whisky...........


I'll have you english eating haggis at rallies soon.............he he he.....

[bunbag]

an clooty dumplin efter ,potted hogh sheeps heed soup,cabbage and ribs , riddikin , tripe and ingins ,and a wee ham shank , ;) ox tounge, pigs ,trotter.s , buckies ,milk fish ' potted herrin , cod roe , clabbie doo,s .
and a full scottish breakfast , na wunder ye took oor land , we all had food poison , 2\3 o us wir in our beds ill , :)

[defarter]

an clooty dumplin efter ,potted hogh sheeps heed soup,cabbage and ribs , riddikin , tripe and ingins ,and a wee ham shank , ;) ox tounge, pigs ,trotter.s , buckies ,milk fish ' potted herrin , cod roe , clabbie doo,s .
and a full scottish breakfast , na wunder ye took oor land , we all had food poison , 2\3 o us wir in our beds ill , :)


Even more :confused: :D

[Fran]

Fran, is that right that you can cut it up and fry it. :confused:

The Haggis that is, before anybody else comments :D :D

You can fry some haggis but the breed you have is better boiled.Just found a takeaway in Edinburgh that sells haggis pizza! :eek:

[defarter]

You can fry some haggis but the breed you have is better boiled.Just found a takeaway in Edinburgh that sells haggis pizza! :eek:

Thanks Fran, Er in Dor's has taken note and will proceed tomorrow. :D ;) ;)

[Fran]

Don't think about what's in it.Haggis is just haggis.Like black pudding is just black pudding. :D

[Dougie]

Yo Defarter!You still alive after thon haggis?

[defarter]

Yo Defarter!You still alive after thon haggis?

Very soon now. :p ;)