I think that the bounty of the New World changed many Old World customs. By
the late 18th century it was understood that the two wonders of North
America were that you could burn wood for heat and cooking (instead of coal)
and that you could eat meat seven days a week. (Remember the rise of the
Peruvian potato in northern Europe.) It is difficult for us to imagine the
world we do not live in but American abundance amazed 18th and 19th (and
20th) century immigrants.
Expansion of grain and meat production capacity in the US, Canada,
Argentina, Uruguay, and Australia dwarfs I am sure the expansion of food
production capacity in the rest of the world from 1800-2006.
Harold S. Forsythe
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From: "Sunshine49" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: Haggis
> The old recipe I had made it seem most like a large sausage made with
> oatmeal. Did the Scottish settlers to Va. carry on the tradition in
> any way? Off hand, I can't think of any haggis-like food item here.
> Maybe, lacking sheep up in the mountains, they didn't try to
> translate it using other types of meat? Maybe meat was more abundant
> here- wild game, if nothing else- that they didn't feel the need to
> go through the mess and bother to make it?
>
> Nancy
>
> -------
> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>
> --Daniel Boone
>
>
>
> On Jan 14, 2007, at 5:32 PM, Clara Callahan wrote:
>
>> Haggis is one of my favorite foods, and I order it whenever I find
>> it on the menu. Like any other type of food, there are good and
>> not-so-good versions. The only bad haggis I ever have eaten was at
>> The Western Isles Hotel in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. The two
>> best were on the mainland in the Ft William area and Floddigary on
>> the Isle of Skye. It can have the consistency of well-fried finely
>> ground hamburger or can have a moister consistency, similar to
>> meatloaf. I've tried all kinds and, like I said, the only nasty
>> one I encountered was on Mull.
>>
>> Clara
>>
>> Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> They say that's why it has to be washed down with whiskey. A more
>> recent event at the Highland Games around the US, along with the more
>> traditional Scottish events, is a "haggis toss." Throwing a whole
>> haggis for distance. Maybe that gives them an excuse not to have to
>> cook and eat it.
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>> -------
>> I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.
>>
>> --Daniel Boone
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:19 PM, Melinda Skinner wrote:
>>
>>> I have to tell you that haggis is pretty foul smelling, too.
>>> My Scottish husband smuggled a couple of them into the US decades
>>> ago and, when he cooked them, I had to leave the house. Worse than
>>> chitlins, kidney stew, or stinky cheese!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Melinda C. P. Skinner
>>> Writer and Wonderer
>>>
>>>
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