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 >> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the > instructions > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html