Burns Night/Week Celebration

Whether you have Scottish blood, love Haggis, need a tiny excuse for a party, or like wearing a man skirt, Burns Week is here. I say week, as my friends can't come until the weekend.

As one quarter of my body is Scottish and I love haggis, I will be carefully steaming my haggis for the big night. I will also boil some turnips, swede and carrots and roughly mash them, (to leave lumps) and mix with some butter and black pepper. Some potatoes will get the same treatment with butter, black pepper, milk and a pinch of mace, but be mashed finer and then whisked with a fork until my arm aches.

I am afraid I won't struggle through the traditional Burn's grace for the cutting of the haggis especially now that I have found this recording. I will put my laptop near the table, click the link and have the big knife poised over the beastie, ready for the word 'cut' in the 3rd verse!

To find your local haggis try your local butcher, or use the BigBarn MarketPlace.

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