Last night was Burns Night, an evening to celebrate by consuming large quantities of Scotch along with a dinner of Haggis and Tatties and Neeps. We invited a few friends over to drink with us, read Robert Burns' poetry and toast to his memory. It was a lot of fun. Admittedly, we didn't manage to drink the entire bottle of scotch(which we'd expected to do), but we did get a pretty good handle on it, considering that the bottle was untouched before the start of our Burns Supper.
After traveling to Scotland and eating several versions of Haggis, Matthew and I developed a real appreciation for this hearty dish. We had hoped to find a really good Haggis to share with our friends; alas, we only found a mediocre one which adequately served it's symbolic purpose. Actually, we ate most of the Haggis and I'll eat the rest of it with the left over Tatties and Neeps for lunch tomorrow. Yum!
All in all, Burns Night was great fun!
2 comments:
Hi Lynnea - Did you ever see the movie "So I Married an Axe Murderer"? They've got one of the best lines about Haggis.
Hi Kirk!
Yes! isn't that a great movie? Mike Myers is so funny and I love the excitement over the Haggis.
Matthew and I really enjoyed the properly made Haggis in Scotland. The one we bought here just didn't satisfy in the same way. Still fun though =)
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