Tag Archives: Robert Burns

A Poetic Interlude

Posted on May 9, 2013 by kayjayaitch

Granny Robertsons Cookbook consists of more than just recipes and cookery tips. It also has little gems like this tucked away in it. The illustrations are excellent though I have no idea of the identity of the artist. All the … Continue reading →

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Burns, Farmer & Poet!

Posted on January 25, 2013 by kayjayaitch

With Burn’s Night once more upon us I should like to add some recipes from the archive that are not just Haggis, Neeps and Tatties. Recorded in the fifties, these recipes represent a large element of tradition including the standard … Continue reading →

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‘The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men, gang aft agley’

Posted on January 25, 2012 by kayjayaitch

Robert Burns, poet, farmer and philosopher. (25th Jan. 1759 – 21st July 1796) A Burns Supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of Robert Burns. Burns suppers are normally held on or near the poet’s birthday of 25th … Continue reading →

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A Full Stomach!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by kayjayaitch

“Some hae meat and cannae eat, And some would eat that want it; But we hae meat, and we can eat, Sae let the Lord be thankit!” Robert Burns (farmer, poet and philosopher 1759 –1796) The Haggis Ingredients 1 Cleaned … Continue reading →

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Robert Burns – A Glossary

Posted on April 6, 2011 by kayjayaitch

The written word as used by Robert Burns, the Scots’ Poet, can require some clarification especially in his more prosaic pieces. This glossary comes from, arguably, one of his best works, The Cottars Saturday Night that I have reproduced in … Continue reading →

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