Tae A Haggis
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
Here at the Manse, St Andrew’s Day Eve, Saturday 29th November, was a grand excuse to invite friends around for a Haggis Supper. So with everyone gathered, well almost everyone, the haggis was brought before the guests and the ‘Address to the Haggis’ (a poem by Robert Burns) given.
Fair fa’ your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o’ the pudding-race!
Aboon them a’ yet tak your place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm
Weel are ye wordy o’a grace
As lang’s my arm.
This was followed by the Selkirk Grace:
Some hae meat and canna eat;
And some wad eat that want it;
But we hae meat, and we can eat;
Sae let the Lord be thankit.
The haggis was served with the traditional tatties and neeps - and it was a grand haggis - with plenty for seconds. Then came the Clootie Dumplin’ served with a choice of custard or cream. Here the chef surpassed herself. As far as she knows this was her first clootie and what a success. But then she wisely followed “Maw Broon’s” Recipe taken from Maw Broon’s Recipe Book - a Christmas present last year.
After tea and coffee, we read about Andrew who brought his brother Peter to Jesus. And the evening was rounded off with a Scottish Trivia Quiz.
Lang Mae Yer Lum Reek
